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What’s up with Education in Idaho? More Levies?

I always hear people complaining about taxes and how they keep going up, but when I told a group of our homeowners today that there was an election this Tuesday to raise their taxes, many of them did not know about it. So let me educate all of our readers about the 27 counties that […]

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What’s Next for Universal School Choice

This article courtesy of the Idaho Freedom Foundation Among the most important triumphs of the 2025 legislative session were the steps taken to advance educational freedom. After years of stubborn resistance from the education establishment, Idaho joined the ranks of conservative states with a meaningful school choice initiative thanks to the leadership of several key […]

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Wokeness in Rural Idaho Classrooms?

What is Going On in Salmon School District No. 291? This article courtesy of the Idaho Freedom Foundation Kids should not have to be subjected to sexually and politically charged flags and banners in their junior and senior high school classrooms. They should not be punished for expressing support for traditional family values in school […]

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John Livingston

Emotional Intelligence for Idaho

The problem we are having with governance in our State deals primarily and fundamentally with the “process of governance” which for too long has been controlled by the corporatist lobbying interests in our State, who not only control the process of legislating, but they also control the regulatory administrative bureaucracy that has for 30 years […]

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Labrador Letter: Finally, REAL School Choice!

Dear Friends, After several years and several attempts, Idaho finally has a law supporting real school choice. As with most all legislation, it’s not perfect, but it’s a good start for something that plays an outsized role in our state – meeting the educational needs of our kids. Education has never been effective as a […]

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Idaho’s Proposed Social Studies Standards Embrace CRT

Republished, with permission, from the Idaho Freedom Foundation The Idaho Legislature will soon decide whether to approve the newly revised K-12 social studies standards (Standards) developed by the State Department of Education (SDE) over the past year. Last session, the Legislature adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 116, directing the SDE to create standards that emphasize the […]

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Idaho’s Path to Educational Freedom: Inside the School Choice Debate

A Conversation with Ron Nate, IFF President, & Tea Party Bob LISTEN HERE: IdahoRadio.com Podcast Notes by Bob Neugebauer The Gold Standard Proposal As multiple states across the nation embrace educational reform through school choice initiatives, Idaho finds itself at a crossroads with House Bill 1 leading the charge. Sponsored by Representative Clint Hostetler, the bill […]

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The Right to Choose

Now more than ever we need to innovate to survive. The Artificial Intelligence Pandora’s Box has been opened. We will have practical humanoid robots by the end of the decade. High minimum wages are incentivizing automation in the service and manufacturing sectors. The number of instances where people can work remotely has skyrocketed. The world’s […]

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School Choice

I have written several articles locally on school choice in North Idaho; The CDA Press had another column by the esteemed Jim Jones who, in his own mind, is an expert on everything. He is the same person four years ago said that Ivermectin was just “horse paste” in a column. Of course we know […]

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Are The Social Studies Standards Revised Enough?

In October 2023, a committee was formed to review the Idaho K-12 Social Studies Standards for any necessary revisions, and was completed in April, 2024. The previous standards are not available for comparison but an overview is provided here. Social Studies standards are divided into history, geography, economics, civics and government, and global perspectives sections […]

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John Livingston

Booker T. Washington — On Education

On July 13 it was announced by the United States Naval Academy that 26 of this year’s football squad members had been elected on the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. The real story is in the details. Look below to see what their major field of academic study is in and what they will be […]

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What’s Wrong with Public Education in Idaho?

The Case for School Choice I’m not sure how many times I have to say this but if you want to solve the problems with our school system, parents need to start by attending the school board meetings and voting for conservative board members. It’s interesting that Idaho is still at the bottom of the […]

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