The referendum is the ultimate answer to the school voucher fight in Idaho

The voucher vultures are circling the Idaho treasury, expecting to soon have government approval to gorge on money paid into…

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School voucher promoters smell blood in the water.

Those promoting schemes to use Idaho taxpayer money to pay for private and religious schooling appear to be gearing up…

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 The Open Primaries Initiative will protect public school sports programs

Having grown up in a small farming community, I can attest that public schools are the heart and soul of…

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Property taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the “school choice” scheme

Every legislative session brings some new “school choice” scheme that is touted as a way to improve elementary and secondary…

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What’s with the Mountain States Policy Center? Part One

The Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) recently burst upon the political scene in Idaho with ten policy recommendations for the…

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Can we improve public education by subsidizing private education

The president and CEO of Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC), which styles itself as an “independent, free market think tank,”…

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