Voices

These steps are a genuine starting point to safely allow our students and staff to resume this fall while protecting the health of those in the building and the community.

This council would be made up of high school students from around Idaho who would be able to make a major impact by providing a student perspective.

Too often the majority party is ready and willing to inflict crippling economic losses on Idaho workers and businesses in service of a divisive social agenda.

Lawmakers cautioned the schools to stop pushing political agendas and focus on improving mediocre graduation rates. But some campus employees seemingly have not gotten the message.

Idaho parents and grandparents like us have been heartbroken watching their children during coronavirus. We know it’s important to keep our students safe and healthy, and we appreciate how difficult it was for educators to revamp their instruction at the drop of a hat. Our teachers are doing the best they can with the limited…

Summer learning has never been more essential. Educators often talk about the “summer slide,” when student skills and learning abilities drop off from disuse. As a former third grade teacher, I know how important it is that children continue reading, inquiring and exploring during the months between academic years. The stakes have never been higher…

I am particularly proud of the efforts we’ve made in helping Idaho students learn from home.

Education is an investment in Idaho’s future, one that will pay dividends for generations to come.

The school leaders I spoke with want to get back into their schools. They want to be with their students and with their fellow educators.