Voices

Idaho won’t launch this new assessment until the 2014-2015 school year. Make sure we are advocating for best practices for all students, special education students included, as we march closer to the new exam.

Teach for America lit a fire in my heart. I made it my mission to do everything I could to help all students get the excellent education they deserved.

The “Stick Your Neck Out for Idaho’s Children” awards are presented to individuals who have demonstrated a strong commitment and contributed a positive impact in quality early care and education of children throughout Idaho.

While Idaho Education News does a decent job allowing for a diverse cadre of op-eds, it has much work to do regarding selection of news topics and the angle and trajectory from which it reports on these topics.

Without support of parents — as classroom volunteers, legislative advocates, activity boosters, and levy voters — public schools would collapse.

In 2011, only 56 percent of Idaho kindergartners were at grade level upon entering kindergarten. These gaps prevent children from reaching their full potential.

Idaho Core represents a profound change in educational philosophy. The standards will challenge educators to teach strategies for research, inquiry and literacy. Implementation will take time and may not always go smoothly.

The only politicians who ought to be involved in deciding school lunch menus are the ones elected to serve on local school boards.

Idaho Leads co-directors Lisa Kinnaman and Roger Quarles personally observed deeply committed school leaders and teachers use the most innovative education practices they’ve ever seen that have resulted in extreme growth in student achievement.