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

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The beauty of H294: It puts kids ahead of systems

It gives every student the ability to receive an individualized education, regardless of where they go to school.

This bill is a way to empower parents and help children

House Bill 294 builds on Idaho’s Strong Families, Strong Students Program by providing a stipend to families so their children can receive an education that works for them.

Public education dollars should support families with children

Idaho lawmakers are right to try and meet the urgency of the moment and to give students and families more options for their learning than they had 130 years or even just a year ago.

Idaho should not support private schools

Some lawmakers are attempting to undermine the Constitution with House Bill 294.

Basin Elementary Universal Preschool Program

As a school district, we were excited to have the opportunity and funding to further develop family and community based programming that would help our entire community engage in the process of educating our youngest citizens.

The unfounded fear of social justice

When people in power feel their way of life is threatened, a common reaction to protect and fight back emerges.

The $2 Billion bamboozle

The Legislature is picking your pocket to pay for its failure to do the job.

House Bill 249 — What it says about Idahoan values

Please, stand with me against those who would create invisible lines that divide our communities and our schools.

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.