Voices
Results from a recent poll conducted in Idaho commissioned by RISE
Idaho should focus on improving funding for public education and should ensure that all Idaho classrooms have access to the resources necessary for students to be successful.
Freedom Foundation politicians are gunning for Idaho public schools
Idaho public schools have provided a free education to kids from every economic level, faith, race, creed, political outlook, whatever, since 1890.
Idaho’s superintendent must be a model for all of Idaho’s children
Mr. Branden Durst is a poor fit for the office. He apparently does not understand that all educators must always strive to be models of self-control.
Higher education helps drive Idaho’s booming economy
The Economic Value of Idaho Colleges and Universities report is posted on the State Board of Education website, and I encourage you to look at it and judge for yourself.
The importance of family storybook reading
Of all the experiences said to contribute to early literacy, shared book reading between families and children is the most valuable.
Here’s how much Idaho spends on public education
Each year, the number edges ever upward into the billions. And each year, the Legislature devotes almost half of the state’s entire budget to K-12.
Is the call for adequate teacher pay in Idaho being heard?
Increased investments in teacher pay from the last half-decade have been undeniable. But have they been enough?
The Legislature is violating its constitutional duty to Idaho’s public schools
We clearly have the money so let’s require the legislators to carry out their responsibility under the Idaho Constitution. Our kids’ education depends on it.
What the education freedom pledge really means
It’s time to identify and support candidates and legislators who understand the need to sustain and maintain a “general, uniform and thorough system of public, free common schools”.
Idaho’s infrastructure: Invest now
Public schools remain underfunded, leading to insufficient teacher pay, no ability to find housing, increased staff turnover, and crumbling facilities in both rural and urban areas.