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BABE VOTE announces Boise trustee candidates’ forum
The event at Boise High School is slated for Aug. 25, one week before the district’s trustee elections.
School is around the corner. Here are 4 things to do to set your student up for success.
Your involvement as a parent is one of the most powerful factors in your student’s progress.
Idaho needs an alternative minimum tax
Over the last 61 years we have pirated away the sales tax base by 89 special interest exemptions.
Back-to-school questions about online school, answered
Regardless of where your child attends school this fall, back-to-school responsibilities look similar for families
My middle school football coach is 86 — and still showing us how it’s done
Nearly 30 years after retiring, he’s still driven by the same desire to “prove he can do it.” It has defined him since a childhood where he struggled to fit in — and it’s left some of his other former students and players still measuring themselves against the lessons he teaches.
In the wake of tragedy, we can find strength and healing in community
Trauma is our emotional and physical response to an event so overwhelming that it exceeds our normal ability to cope.
Controller designates ‘Idaho Transparency Month’
It isn’t about “checking a box,” Brandon Woolf said Friday. “It’s about earning and maintaining the public’s trust.”
Our baby just got a financial head start for college
A new federal program gives eligible children an investment account. For my family, even small contributions mean a lot.
Law’s misspelling reveals a deeper truth
While stating that everything taught should be “historically and factually accurate” Idaho’s new civics law misspells the name of Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas. There is a deeper historical irony in confusing the names.
Boise State launches search for new provost
The effort was on hold while the State Board of Education completed its 15-month search for a new university president.