Matthee won’t let Idaho families down
By Emma Stanford
Reader Contributor
By failing to fund child care, state GOP leaders are failing Idaho families — and failing our economy. Healthy families are the backbone of a …
By Emma Stanford
Reader Contributor
By failing to fund child care, state GOP leaders are failing Idaho families — and failing our economy. Healthy families are the backbone of a …
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
If we truly valued our children, we would ensure they spend their days in safe school buildings. But decades of neglect have caused Idaho …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
More than 120 residents showed up to the Priest River Lamanna High School for a packed agenda before the West Bonner County School District Board …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A season of high drama in the West Bonner County School District is moving into a new phase Thursday, Sept. 7, when the Bonner County …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho’s Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee unanimously approved two spending measures Sept. 15 that would funnel $99 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Idaho State Board of Education released its guidance July 9 for resuming in-person instruction during the 2020-2021 academic year.
In a 46-page document, the …
By Karen McGhee
Special to the Reader
“We need to end the government monopoly in education by transferring power from bureaucracies and unions to families.” This sentiment, expressed by Jeb …
By Marcia Wilson
Reader Contributor
What do you think about education in Idaho? The Panhandle Alliance for Education wants to know, and has just launched a community survey to help …
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