Day: January 4, 2016
Idaho’s supplemental levy bill increases again
Even as state K-12 funding rebounds, an increasing number of school districts continues to rely on help from local property taxes.
Superintendent speaks at TEDx Talk
Madison School District’s Geoff Thomas delivers a message to restore and not reform public education.
Teen transforms talents from the court to the classroom
Travis Yenor accepted a full-ride athletic scholarship to Masters College, but his future is more than playing basketball.
Ybarra previews her legislative agenda
After meeting with education groups, Ybarra said erasing cuts to operations funding and launching a new rural schools center top her list of legislative priorities.
Poverty is not destiny when it comes to public education
But overcoming the challenges of poverty to improve student performance for all students requires doing things differently. A new report highlights ways to reverse the decline of the American family, to reconnect struggling families to jobs that offer middle-class opportunities, and ideas for improving schools and educational opportunities.