Voices

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

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Student success requires teachers and parents 

As your State Superintendent of Public Instruction, I will bridge the gap between the dinner table and the classroom.

The perfect gift for everyone on your holiday shopping list

Being smart with money, saving and investing is an important lesson in our family.

What do our values look like?

I can say with confidence that the majority of us value safety, public education, and civility.

Enrollment or attendance? Splitting hairs over K-12 funding in Idaho

The pandemic has prompted temporary shifts in the way Idaho funds its schools. A permanent shift gets more complicated.

Eliminate federal support for public schools?

That over-simplified suggestion sells among the anti-government crowd, but is inherently myopic in terms of the consequences for the Idaho taxpayer and the state’s children.

The race to reading at grade level

Without the benefit of preschool, hundreds of Idaho children are starting far behind their peers in kindergarten.

This is how social justice works

People who are unafraid of learning about the need for civil rights and social justice don’t view rights gained for some as rights lost for others.

Early learning in Idaho: a short guide

Here’s a closer look at how Idaho stacks up nationally when it comes to early learning, and what it would take to offer more services.

Scott Yenor will lose his war on women because our nation needs their talent

The Boise State professor may survive behavior that would have landed him in the unemployment line if he were in the private sector.

The Idaho Freedom Foundation demonstrates its higher education model

A false indoctrination claim was made against Boise State, resulting in the University’s budget being slashed by $1.5 million.