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The business of education: Idaho’s low-effort model

There is a constituency in Idaho that will argue that just throwing money towards the system never helps.

MSPC amicus brief filed in support of Idaho’s parental choice tax credit

Uniformity as dictated by the teacher’s union is not the law

Opening the door to school finance

I encourage our districts and charters to use this new resource to help their communities understand how state resources are being invested to achieve those goals.

House Bill 93 should be freaking us out

As a past board member of the West Ada School District and current board member for a statewide online charter school, I have been paying attention to the seismic attacks that public education is experiencing at the state and federal level. The one that has me most concerned? The parental choice tax credit that uses…

MSPC provides digital safety keynote address at Idaho Department of Education conference

It was a lively, pragmatic discussion focused on the vision that parents should have the last word.

This opportunity was designed for families like mine

We believe that the right learning environment can shape not only academics, but also a child’s confidence and joy in learning.

History repeats itself in Bruneau-Grand View!

The communities debated for years about creating a combined high school.

Bruneau-Grand View elementary consolidation: A parent’s perspective

Emotions are raw on both sides of the debate at the thought of closing a school

HB 93 is unfair and irresponsible

We asked questions but did not receive real answers—only talking points and meandering explanations.

Discomfort or disinterest? Why are candidates no-shows at public forums?

The missions of the League of Women Voters of Idaho and Babe Vote are political AND nonpartisan.