Despite their status as public schools that may not discriminate, Idaho’s public charter schools have been accused of “cherry-picking” children from families with higher incomes who are, presumably, easier to educate.The reality is charter school student family incomes reflect the general population. The chart compares the percentages of students who were eligible for free and […]
National School Choice Week is Jan. 22-28. School choice has become an important issue across the country, as citizens realize the best way for a child to receive the education he or she deserves is to have a choice of where to receive that education. Comedian Bill Cosby, a longtime advocate for education, said recently […]
The word of the day is “maturity.” As in: “Politicians demonstrate maturity when they put aside their fear about Obamacare and implement the law.” Maturity. Gov. Butch Otter told reporters a few days ago that Idaho must move forward with the creation of a state health insurance exchange, as required by Obamacare, lest the federal […]
The New York Times recently featured a tabloid-worthy, front-page article which was highly-critical of several Eastern schools using the K12 company’s proprietary curriculum. In light of K12's Idaho presence, the serious problems with the Times’ analysis need to be addressed.
More school choice increases the odds parents can find the right education, right now - which, in the short window of time available to educate a given child, is the only time that really matters.
While the State of Idaho scores high marks in personalized learning, low barriers to access and quality choices, much improvement is needed in the areas of student advancement, academic content and education infrastructure, according to the study.
If I decide to go online and buy the DVD collection of a stranger from New Jersey, I’m allowed to do it. No one questions the usefulness and brazen free-market nature of this transaction. Indeed, everyone acknowledges that in buying DVDs from some dude across the country, I’ll probably end up with some awesome movies […]
Congress hopelessly mangled a tax incentive designed to get people enrolled in Obamacare health insurance exchanges — and that fatal flaw should be more than enough to convince Gov. Butch Otter and state lawmakers to reject this government-orchestrated mess. Under the letter of the Obamacare law, participants in state-based health insurance exchanges are supposed to […]
