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Educators, community members and students share their opinions about Idaho education.
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Rethinking teacher compensation
Across our region, teacher compensation funding formulas, funding sources, and annual salaries vary widely
The Presidential AI Challenge: Igniting a new era for the next generation
This program is built around the simple idea that all students and educators can use AI to solve real problems.
In rural Idaho, IDLA isn’t a luxury. It’s a lifeline.
If lawmakers want every child in Idaho to have access to a quality education – regardless of their ZIP code – they should strengthen IDLA, not dismantle it
Moving Idaho’s finances Into the future
Progress is rarely simple, but it is always worth the effort.
Happy accidents: Our parenting game is a little like a Bob Ross painting
A timeworn insight from the late painter carries a parenting lesson for me and my wife – and more so the older we get.
A case to streamline federal funding
The December funding scare made that reality impossible to ignore
Using Idaho’s budget gap to attack education choice is irresponsible
Idaho’s budget gap is part of a national trend
Idaho’s MAGA warriors will be running amok in the 2026 legislative session
MAGA legislators are hoping to make additional cuts to Idaho’s Medicaid program
Myth vs. fact: Managing Idaho’s endowment forests at Priest Lake
Our state’s endowment lands exist to provide permanent, long-term support for public institutions
Idaho built our schools to lift kids up. Trump is pulling the rug out.
What’s missing is leadership from our elected officials.