Voices

Higher education is the key to Idaho’s post-pandemic recovery

“Adversity” seems to be a fitting theme for 2020. Let’s change the narrative for the remainder of the year and beyond to, “Opportunity.”

“No Accountability” legislation: Bad policy, wrong message

Big business would benefit from this legislation — Idaho schools would not.

Planning an in-person fall at the University of Idaho

We are looking forward to that return of students this year more than ever.

Address Common Core’s shortcomings, don’t start from scratch

Idaho would do far better to look to states which have improved upon the Common Core rather than those that have attempted a complete overhaul of existing standards.

If we are not careful, we will miss the chance to rid Idaho of Common Core

Without citizen input, education standards are in jeopardy of remaining the same. Join the fight.

Give parents choice instead of Covid-era edicts as schools reopen

It’s time to get creative when it comes to the future of schooling.

Idaho state budget well positioned to handle ongoing impacts of COVID-19

Idaho just ended its fiscal year with a surplus nearly three times what was expected before COVID-19. How, in the middle of a global pandemic, did we manage to do that? Through conservative principles of governing. In late March, shortly after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Idaho, I asked state government agencies to…