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Educators, community members and students share their opinions about Idaho education.

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Idaho poised to buck demographic trends affecting college enrollment

Due to inward migration, Idaho is in enviable position compared to other states.

Almost Heaven? West Virginia?

Well, we do believe that church and state should be kept separate, and that parents choosing to send their students to religious schools should be free to exercise that choice – and pay for it.

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is a courageous champion of the law

“It is our collective judgment that Lawrence has faithfully complied with his solemn oath to support the Constitutions of Idaho and the United States,” write six former Idaho attorneys general.

Idaho’s students benefit from best practices internationally

Three of Idaho’s four highest ranked high schools offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in 11th and 12th grades.

Tax hikes hit property owners — and growing school districts

Inflated property taxes across Idaho have families — and some school leaders — on their toes.

Mental illness: a convenient scapegoat for acts of violence

While hate and anger, even violent rage, are clearly problems that can lead to terrible outcomes, they are not mental illnesses.

Create a strong community to survive times of unrest or crisis

Gathering friends and family provides much needed support for grown-ups and children alike.

School board members have more in common with firefighters than you might think

They volunteer hundreds of hours and an immeasurable amount of energy to assure our schools are providing the best education possible for the children of our community.