Voices
Educators, community members and students share their opinions about Idaho education.
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I have a love/hate relationship with the end of summer
I asked a few questions about school supplies.
Stakeholders are at the heart of initiative to keep students safe
I am proud of our outreach and more than pleased with the thousands of thoughtful, helpful comments we’ve gathered. The initiative will be stronger and richer for their input.
Still a long way to go on educator compensation
Progress? Absolutely. But let’s not celebrate prematurely.
Women are more likely than men to continue their education
If Idaho is to meet workforce needs, we have to find ways to encourage more male students to emulate what most of their female classmates are doing.
This teacher violated a parent’s trust
How do we, as parents, safeguard our children from abuse at school?
Back to school nutrition tips
Together we can continue to build a healthy, high-achieving generation of youth.
Summer programs can help build strong youths
Summer can provide opportunities to explore areas that may be intimidating in formal settings, such as science, technology, engineering and math, known as STEM.
Graduation statistics fail America’s students
Parents, educators, and state policymakers should demand more information, not less.
Growing Medicaid program is already hurting schools, other programs
Medicaid has already impacted education and myriad other government programs — and Medicaid expansion means more of the same.
No outside study needed to see Idaho’s commitment to improving teacher pay
Work is underway this summer as the K-12 education funding formula committee moves from its two years of research into decision-making.