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Teacher evaluations: a time for collaboration, partnership, and teamwork

The planets have aligned: you’ve been given the best students, the best curriculum, and you’re just grateful to be a teacher.

The state minimum should be the floor, not the goal.

As a coach, one of my core beliefs is this: I get to know my players before I coach my players

Blaine County’s reduction-in-force policy will cost the district at least one stellar teacher

Championing students beyond the classroom, Stephanie Spindler helps them tackle everything from résumés to the FAFSA.

Grateful for school choice, hopeful for what comes next

Idaho’s Parental Choice Tax Credit is a strong and meaningful step in the right direction.

Because Boise needs places where we can talk — and listen

Boise has always been a city that values independence, pragmatism, and community.

Episode 10: The funding formula– why it matters for Idaho schools and students

Not only does the formula determine where a large portion of Idaho tax dollars go, it also plays a pivotal role in classroom sizes, attendance policies, levy amounts, and more.

Idaho now has 13,568 reasons to consider expanding parental choice tax credit

Policymakers will now have real data to work with. Not projections, not assumptions, but actual participation from Idaho families.

​​How Online Schools Make Career Learning Accessible in Every Community

Online schools level the playing field for career education, ensuring that a student’s ZIP code does not determine their access to opportunity.

Idaho is preparing students and educators for an AI-driven future

Students can prepare for the workforce by learning how to work with AI systems and understanding how AI may affect their future job prospects.

Why the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit means so much to my family

Our journey to private school began during the pandemic.