Tagged: idaho schools
Idahoans defeated school vouchers — we can do it again
By Rep. Lauren Necochea Reader Contributor Our future depends on every child from every corner of Idaho receiving a great education. But when the Idaho Legislature convenes in January, special interest groups will launch...
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 healthy economy, without question....
Governor’s school proposal too ‘Little,’ too late
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 schools to slide into...
West Bonner Co. School District cancels board meeting due to lack of quorum
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 of Trustees on Sept....
‘Egregious behavior’
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 Board of Canvassers will...
Idaho funnels $150 million in CARES Act funds to education
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 money to K-12 schools...
State Board of Ed. releases guidance for school opening
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 state’s top schools authority...
Reader Quick Hits: May 26, 2020
Today, Tuesday, May 26, marks the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot to vote in the primary election. Idahoans have until 8 p.m. (local time), to ask for an absentee ballot, which they can do...
What went wrong?
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 Bush, 43rd governor of...
