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

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Memo to Rep. Ehardt: Support Idaho’s teachers, don’t demean them

Please stand up for us, stand up for our students, stand up for education.

To be informed is to see the flawed world we live in

I believe it is the responsibility of every person to not shy away from this truth but to confront it.

Match expectations for teachers with increased levels of support

The better we support our teachers, the better they will be able to support our students.

Mob Rules in Idaho, poor leadership is actively putting its citizenry in danger: We need help.

Idaho is experiencing a critical lack of public safety at the height of a global pandemic.

We scored some seats … to a high school basketball game

A night of hoops underscored growing desires for normalcy during a lingering global pandemic — despite COVID-19’s ongoing impacts.

The push to bridge Idaho’s digital divide

Idaho’s public education system is far better positioned coming out of the pandemic from a technology standpoint than we were a year ago.

Teacher vaccinations and prioritizing safe schools demonstrates leadership

What I’m most worried about, is the local and national trend showing a decline in student enrollment.

Homeschooling during a pandemic can work. Just ask this mother of 13.

“That’s the big take away through this whole pandemic,” said Janet Cox, who’s found success in homeschooling her kids. “There’s no one-size-fits-all model.”

Idaho Legislature’s actions threaten vaccine rollout and Idaho’s prosperity

I want the people of Idaho to know I am firm in my assertion that the actions of the Idaho Legislature severely jeopardize our ability to roll out vaccine and bring the pandemic to an end in Idaho.