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Latest test results offer more proof government shouldn’t be in the education business

By Wayne Hoffman
October 25, 2022
If there has ever been proof that the government should not be in the education business, it’s the latest results from standardized tests and government officials’ reaction to them.  The new numbers show only slightly more than half of Idaho public school students scored proficient or better on the English literacy part of the ISAT […]
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Idaho taxpayers fund gender transition therapy, federal suit claims

By Niklas Kleinworth
October 20, 2022
According to a lawsuit filed against the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW), the agency has been using the Medicaid program to fund hormone replacement therapy for gender transitions.  One of the plaintiffs — identified as MH throughout the brief — alleges that he has been receiving feminizing hormone treatments since 2019. Now he […]
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As Medicaid costs swell, lawmakers should prioritize expansion repeal

By Fred Birnbaum
October 18, 2022
You can usually tell when a major program that is the cornerstone of the modern socialist project isn’t working as promised, because the establishment media avoids talking about it. I am speaking of Medicaid, the program originally designed to provide health care services to those receiving welfare benefits: low-income children without parental support, the blind, […]
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Jim Jones fails in his attempt to defend critical race theory

By Bryan Hyde
October 12, 2022
The educational presentation that former Idaho attorney general Jim Jones gave in Twin Falls last Wednesday didn’t quite live up to its stated goal of defining and understanding critical race theory. If his lecture was a firework, it was like a pack of sparklers.  Jones covered various definitions of CRT and offered some historical context […]
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Kustra off the mark in his attack on Idaho Freedom Foundation

By Fred Birnbaum
October 6, 2022
When Bob Kustra attacks the Idaho Freedom Foundation and others on the “far-right,” I wish he would try harder. He needs to dust off his research skills if he wants to make his claims stick.  Kustra, the former Boise State University president who launched the university’s leftward lurch, recently attacked IFF and businessman Larry Williams […]
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Answers to frequently asked questions about sex ed in Idaho

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff
October 5, 2022
By Anna Miller and Dr. Scott Yenor Idaho’s government promotes radical gender theories in schools and builds partnerships with interest groups pushing the sexualization of children, like Planned Parenthood.  How is this happening? Follow the money and the curriculum from the federal government through Idaho’s Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) to Idaho’s health districts. […]
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Boise School District asked kids about preferred pronouns in back-to-school surveys

By Kaitlyn Shepherd
October 3, 2022
The Boise School District gave students the option to report their preferred pronouns in multiple back-to-school surveys. Between Aug. 1 and Aug. 19, multiple instructors administered back-to-school surveys as a way to become better acquainted with their students. In approximately 32 separate surveys, teachers included a question asking students about their pronouns or preferred pronouns. […]
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Speaking truth to power or speaking what the powerful want to hear?

By Bryan Hyde
September 28, 2022
Most of us are familiar with the phrase “speaking truth to power.”  It refers to those individuals who feel a sense of duty to stand up when they see official wrongdoing and to speak the unpopular truth to those in power. It can be a heroic thing to do, but that doesn’t mean it’s an […]
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Redesigned Center for American Education website empowers parents with new tools, resources

By Kaitlyn Shepherd
September 28, 2022
Idaho parents and residents now have more resources at their disposal to help them better understand the state’s education system, the benefits of school choice, and the educational resources available to them and their children. The pandemic opened many parents’ eyes not only to problems with their local schools but also to the necessity of […]
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Idaho’s government removes porn literacy from its website

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff
September 16, 2022
By Anna Miller and Dr. Scott Yenor Idaho North Central Health District has covertly removed controversial sex education resources from its website in the face of public outcry. Gone are resources on its website relating to porn literacy, abortion, gender transition, and teaching kids to hide their browsing history from their parents. The district has […]
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Two important lessons taken from the Boise Pride fiasco

By Bryan Hyde
September 16, 2022
Two clear lessons stand out from the intense public pushback that Boise Pride Festival organizers have recently experienced for their attempted drag show for kids as young as 11. The first lesson is that even businesses and individuals who are solidly in support of the LGBTQ+ community will draw the line when minor or underage […]
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Theft by ballot is still theft

By Ronald M. Nate, Ph.D.
September 16, 2022
A man is walking down the street when a thug confronts him with a gun and says, “Gimme your wallet!”  Such theft is a crime. Nobody deserves to fear for their life and property this way.  But what if the man is confronted by a posse of five gun-wielding thugs?  Clearly, that’s no better and […]
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