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“Cronyism” triggers committee chair in Idaho senate

By Ronald M. Nate, Ph.D.

March 8, 2023

Want to know how to get escorted out of a committee hearing in the Idaho capitol? It’s easy; just shine a light on how a proposed bill benefits the donors to Governor Little. That’s what I did, and the committee chair, Senator Kevin Cook, immediately called for a state police officer to escort me from […]

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Idaho school libraries promote radical sexual agendas and pornographic material

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

March 6, 2023

By Anna K. Miller and Sam Dorman Idaho school libraries have become facilitators for a national far-left agenda that warps both sex and gender through exposure to pornographic material as well as noxious propaganda. School libraries are part of a learning environment that, along with other public libraries, serve as a "catalyst that keep[s] students […]

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The Sex-Ed Industrial Complex

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

March 3, 2023

Gender ideology pervades public schools, even in red states. Even in Idaho. Idaho’s public schools have assumed an outsized role in sex education. School libraries make pornographic books available to minors. School districts teach radical sex education to kids. How is this happening? Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, funded by the federal government, are the […]

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School choice prospects still alive in Idaho, despite significant setback

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

February 28, 2023

By Kaitlyn Shepherd and Anna K. Miller The House Education Committee entertained presentations on three draft bills this morning, showing that efforts to give Idaho students at least some form of school choice are still alive, despite a significant setback yesterday on the Senate floor where 23 Senators voted to kill Senate Bill 1038, a […]

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Idaho’s School Choice Plan Must Be Really Good, Leftist Media Uses Sketchy Sources to Attack It

By Ronald M. Nate, Ph.D.

February 24, 2023

Idaho is on the cusp of passing legislation to truly benefit students who desperately need education opportunities different than they get in public schools. Senate bill S1038 creates annual Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) of $5,950 available to K-12 students in Idaho. The fiscal note about the cost of the program estimates 6,600 Idaho students would […]

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West Ada administrators evade, obfuscate facts about pornographic books in school library

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

February 23, 2023

By Anna K. Miller, Sam Dorman and Scott Yenor Leadership within the West Ada school district has offered a misleading and evasive set of answers — including outright contradictions — regarding the circulation of two pornographic books that promote radical ideas about gender. We have been told that one of these books was in circulation, […]

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Refuting false claims about SB 1038, Freedom in Education Savings Accounts

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

February 22, 2023

By: Kaitlyn Shepherd and Anna K. Miller The Idaho Senate will soon vote on SB 1038, the Freedom in Education (FIE) Savings Account Act, which would establish education savings accounts (ESAs) that would be available to every K-12 student in Idaho and provide $5,950 per year for families to use to completely customize their child’s […]

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ICFP’s analysis of SB1038 doesn't add up

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

February 22, 2023

Editor’s note: This article was written by Martin Leuken, Director of Fiscal Policy and Analysis at EdChoice, in response to a study by the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy. Republished with permission. Based on experiences of states that have had choice programs operating for decades, Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy’s analysis does not make sense. […]

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West Ada school library has been promoting pornographic, pro 'gender transition’ books

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

February 21, 2023

Editor's note: Many of the images from the books described in this post are graphic. Click on each image to unblur. By Anna K. Miller, Sam Dorman, and Scott Yenor Idaho’s public school libraries are stacked with books that encourage minors to embrace left-wing and permissive ideas about sex, public records requests have revealed. A […]

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Cellphone filter legislation is actually anti-family, dangerous to privacy

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

February 20, 2023

When I was a teenager in the 1980s, I bought a cassette tape — Ray Stevens’ Greatest Hits Volume I — and brought it home. For you younger readers, back in those days, if you wanted to listen to a song or songs that weren’t on the radio, you actually had to buy the album. […]

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Open letter regarding possible rules violation in House Education Committee

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

February 17, 2023

The Idaho Freedom Foundation was recently made aware of a message circulated by House Education Chair Julie Yamamoto solicited input from her committee regarding potential legislation. Idaho Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman has written a letter to Speaker Moyle and the members of the House Education Committee calling attention to possible violations of House rules […]

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At least 22 Idaho school districts have adopted gender identity policies, Idaho K-12 LEAD Map confirms

By Kaitlyn Shepherd

February 17, 2023

Note: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that Firth School District #59 revoked Policy 3281 at their board meeting on February 8, 2023, and Cascade School District #422's board of trustees revoked Policy 3281 during its board meeting on February 16, 2023. At least 22 school districts in Idaho have adopted gender […]

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Policy

“Cronyism” triggers committee chair in Idaho senate

Idaho school libraries promote radical sexual agendas and pornographic material

The Sex-Ed Industrial Complex

School choice prospects still alive in Idaho, despite significant setback

Idaho’s School Choice Plan Must Be Really Good, Leftist Media Uses Sketchy Sources to Attack It

West Ada administrators evade, obfuscate facts about pornographic books in school library

Refuting false claims about SB 1038, Freedom in Education Savings Accounts

ICFP’s analysis of SB1038 doesn't add up

West Ada school library has been promoting pornographic, pro 'gender transition’ books

Cellphone filter legislation is actually anti-family, dangerous to privacy

Open letter regarding possible rules violation in House Education Committee

At least 22 Idaho school districts have adopted gender identity policies, Idaho K-12 LEAD Map confirms

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Policy

“Cronyism” triggers committee chair in Idaho senate

Idaho school libraries promote radical sexual agendas and pornographic material

The Sex-Ed Industrial Complex

School choice prospects still alive in Idaho, despite significant setback

Idaho’s School Choice Plan Must Be Really Good, Leftist Media Uses Sketchy Sources to Attack It

West Ada administrators evade, obfuscate facts about pornographic books in school library

Refuting false claims about SB 1038, Freedom in Education Savings Accounts

ICFP’s analysis of SB1038 doesn't add up

West Ada school library has been promoting pornographic, pro 'gender transition’ books

Cellphone filter legislation is actually anti-family, dangerous to privacy

Open letter regarding possible rules violation in House Education Committee

At least 22 Idaho school districts have adopted gender identity policies, Idaho K-12 LEAD Map confirms

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