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Idaho’s nuclear opportunity should also be an education opportunity
Economic development and education policy cannot operate in separate lanes. If Idaho wants to lead the next generation of nuclear energy, we should prepare the next generation of Idahoans to lead it.
This year’s K-12 public school budget looks towards Idaho’s future, not its past
That broken mechanism – the reason we’re negotiating one-time funding instead of ongoing support.
The funding formula debate has a human cost
For up to 15 years, Idaho operated an illegally high bar for qualifying children with specific learning disabilities written directly into its own special education manual.
Idaho parents deserve the full story
Parents and voters deserve a fair understanding of not only this budget request, but also Critchfield’s broader record.
From Subjects to Citizens
After 250 years, the American experiment still depends on We the People.
Idaho’s election cycle gives bureaucrats more power
When institutional knowledge is concentrated in the executive agencies while legislators are perpetually inexperienced, the balance of power tilts toward the permanent government.
Advice from ‘The Goat’: My kids wrote school survival tips to each other. There was wisdom. And pizza.
I bear no responsibility for their advice, but I learned a few things about how they see school (and themselves).
Attendance vs. enrollment – so what’s the big deal?
Idaho’s Average Daily Attendance system isn’t as unforgiving as critics sometimes portray it.
What’s next for Idaho’s Public School Funding Formula?
Idaho’s K-12 public school funding formula has not undergone meaningful updates since it was rolled out in 1994.
One-stop student support center opens at CWI
The $21.7 million center will be home to CWI’s library and bookstore, admissions, registration counseling and financial aid offices, and veterans’ programs.