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Stopping Social Justice Ideology in Idaho

By Scott Yenor
March 17, 2021
For years, the University of Idaho has been proudly building itself into a social justice institution. Now that the Idaho Legislature has begun to question public funding for this harmful ideology, the University of Idaho hides as if it were ashamed of its handiwork. President Scott Green claims the university is “viewpoint neutral” and denies […]
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Did “white privilege” lecture cause the cancellation of BSU’s social justice courses?

By Dustin Hurst
March 17, 2021
On Tuesday, Boise State University suspended all 35 of its University Foundations 200 classes. Administration explained, “a student or students have been humiliated and degraded in class on our campus for their beliefs and values.”   BSU President Marlene Tromp and Interim Provost Tony Roark told students that classes would be suspended “while the university gathers […]
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Acceptance of federal money could derail Idaho’s tax relief plans

By Wayne Hoffman
March 12, 2021
It’s the middle of March, and the Idaho Legislature still hasn’t done anything to provide meaningful tax relief to Gem State residents. And now, there’s a possibility that waiting this long means the state won’t be able to collect $1.89 billion from the federal government’s COVID relief package and cut taxes at the same time. […]
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Black Lives Matter praises Marlene Tromp for standing up to "the #GOPKKK"

By Dustin Hurst
March 11, 2021
Sometimes it matters who your friends are.  Boise State has tried to convince legislators that social justice education has no place on its campus. They have implied that the IFF report on Social Justice education lacks sound data and analysis.  Black Lives Matter Boise disagrees.  BLM Boise sees Boise State University as their (himes-herses) ally […]
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Publicly funded PBS Kids tells parents: “Babies are racist”

By Anna Miller
March 5, 2021
Kids love the playful PBS cartoons of “Sesame Street,” “Arthur,” and “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” But what should parents do when Daniel Tiger is used to teach kids about transgenderism? Or a Sesame Street Special teaches white children they are inherently privileged and complicit in systemic racism? Or an Arthur episode acclimates kids toward becoming progressive […]
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College budget plan is political theater that would allow campus leftism to continue

By Wayne Hoffman
March 5, 2021
Idaho’s legislative budget writers are being dishonest when they say a proposed higher education budget combats the leftist indoctrination happening on college and university campuses. It does not. Not even close. It is true that the Legislature’s budget committee voted to restrict the use of state funds for social justice. But that prohibition does not […]
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Social Justice Ideology at University of Idaho

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff
March 4, 2021
By Dr. Scott Yenor and Anna K. Miller Since we released our report on Boise State University, curious minds have asked us if things are as bad in Idaho’s other universities. “Wait and see” has been our answer.  Wait no longer.  Our new report answers the question, “How far has social justice ideology penetrated the […]
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What if our education system was as unique as the children it's meant to serve?

By Anna Miller
March 3, 2021
Every parent knows their kid is not average. The average kid doesn’t exist. Every kid is totally unique. Yet Idaho’s current education system tries to file and chisel children’s differences away so that they will fit into a factory model. It's time to build an education model that embraces the extraordinary nature of every kid. […]
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Is Critical Race Theory coming to an elementary school near you?

By Anna Miller
February 27, 2021
Nearly $6 million federal taxpayer dollars could be used to traffic the pernicious and false ideas of critical race theory and the ideology of social justice into public elementary schools. House Bill 226 sends federal funds to a non-profit education organization called the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (IAEYC). The IAEYC is […]
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Idaho Legislature may ponder the idea of a gas tax hike this year

By Wayne Hoffman
February 26, 2021
It’s hard to believe this, but several lawmakers have confirmed for me that there’s a plan to raise gas taxes on Idahoans during this legislative session. The word is that the proposal is to raise the tax by as much as 10 percent on the state’s already-high assessment of 32 cents per gallon. The good […]
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Lawmakers cannot avoid responsibility to defund leftist extremism at Idaho’s public colleges and universities

By Wayne Hoffman
February 22, 2021
Idaho lawmakers have only one job each and every year: deciding how much money to take out of the economy to run whatever government program they decide to fund. Media distractions to the contrary, this is the job, and lawmakers aren’t very good at it. They’re focused on evading responsibility so they upset no one […]
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Idaho’s universities discriminate based on sex, foster tokenism, harm successful women

By Anna Miller
February 17, 2021
A number of programs and scholarships at the University of Idaho and Boise State University appear on their face to discriminate on the basis of sex. These universities use taxpayer dollars to enforce anti-male rules, which fosters tokenism and harms the reputations of successful women.  Several statutes prohibit discrimination in higher education. The most famous […]
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