Voices

Tips to help children love learning

Add play time, field trips, parties, technology and documentaries to the curriculum.

Idaho Democrats have priorities straight

Democratic candidates are focused on the prosperity of children and their education, families, businesses and communities.

Republicans should rally around school choice

Not only are families and students able to choose the schools that work best for them, but kids are accessing individual courses and programs within and beyond the schools that help them maximize their educational potential. It also provides new pathways for increased numbers of students to leave high school ready for college or well-paying jobs.

No need for private lawyers in public lands dispute

Committee co-chairs hire lawyers, at a budget-blowing price, after our very competent Attorney General’s Office had already studied case law and offered advice.

Idaho education reform is now in doubt

My hope is that our task force efforts do not become just another failed initiative but can transcend the politics of the moment.

Kuna kids will be better off as a result of our work

Thank you all so much for the time and energy you invested in getting the levy passed.

Reflecting on education ‘back in the good old days’

Thinking, and learning to think, were time consuming, sometimes boring and often downright unpleasant, especially the learning-to-think part. We were expected to have strong bodies and even stronger minds.

Election has consequences for education

There is now at least a chance to attack Common Core in the Legislature that didn’t previously exist.

Feds unfairly convert teacher grants to loans

The U.S. Department of Education’s FedLoan Servicing needs to be held accountable for the mistreatment of the TEACH Grant program and the injustice to our nation’s educators.

Idaho’s charters face bigger funding challenges

The primary cause for funding inequity in Idaho is that charter schools lack access to local tax dollars. Despite the money challenges, charters in Idaho are adding students and performing well.