Lauren Necochea

Lauren Necochea is the Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party.

Little quietly pushes more public dollars toward vouchers

Public dollars should serve the public. That means supporting public schools that educate every child who walks through the door and prepare the workforce Idaho depends on. This principle is under attack. Last spring, the Republican supermajority passed a $50 million tax-credit voucher scheme to subsidize private, religious, and for-profit tuition, along with home schooling….

Little’s Budget Protects Giveaways While Families Pay the Price

While pushing these deep cuts, the governor ignores common sense solutions.

Serving the people must come first this session

This session should be about economic opportunity so that every working family can succeed

Idaho built our schools to lift kids up. Trump is pulling the rug out.

What’s missing is leadership from our elected officials.

Idaho just learned what happens without guardrails. Vouchers would make it worse.

Idaho Home Learning Academy ranks in the bottom half of Idaho schools.

Republican rule is making Idaho less affordable

Idaho families have already paid an extra $864 this year to cover the same basic costs since Trump returned to office.

Disinvestment in education today shortchanges our future

Investing in higher education research pays off.

Let’s Be Honest About Budget Failures

While K-12 education is exempt from this round, Superintendent Critchfield instructed schools to brace for cuts.

Trump regime steals school funding, Republican leaders silent

It’s a violation of the law. Under the Constitution, Congress controls the purse strings.

The Idaho GOP abandoned your schools, let’s show up for them May 20

These critical ballot measures expose a deeper, ongoing problem.