Voices

Now is the time to empower Idaho parents and educators

Empowering educators with options and choice as to where they work, how they educate, how they run their schools, and how they spend their money is better than scripting it in law, code and policies that always fall short.

Gov. Little reflects on Idaho’s year-long pandemic fight

Let’s remember, that we will not maintain all our progress unless we continue to take steps to protect lives.

Garden City group disappointed in defeat of preschool-grant bill

The rejection of this bill is devastating to parents, families, and children across the state. Our communities deserve and demand our legislators do better.

School Vouchers: The “Idaho Way” Irony

Until our Republican legislators live up to their responsibility of fully funding all of Idaho’s free common public schools, passing HB215 to give 0.003% of Idaho’s public school students special treatment amounts to a dereliction of their duty

OR should replace AND in the phrase College and Career Readiness

Come on Idaho … are we really going to measure success on the go-on rate, or are we going to advocate for our students and allow them to demonstrate success by being viable, active citizens in our beautiful state?

Higher education is critical to Idaho

Our institutions are investments that have proven their worth to our state and to generations of Idahoans throughout our history, even before statehood. The numbers bear that out and the investments must continue.

Personnel, mental health top the list of Idaho education needs

As Idaho Teachers of the Year, we are acutely aware of the problems and obstacles created by the COVID-19 public health crisis. We have seen students and educators struggle with the stresses of uncertainty, trauma, and workload, but have few options for where to turn for help. We have seen classes canceled because there are…