LOOKING FORWARD....
I have received many notes of "Don't Give Up!" I won't. I don't live in the past, but this district board and superintendent want me to...
A story in the making....
So I am out going door-to-door when the newspaper guy calls and says, "I have a story in the making...." I hear him out. It's a story...


Kolby's Coffee message
I just had coffee in The Groove, a local, independent coffee shop off Locust Grove, in the west side of the Fred Meyer parking lot. The...
All-Star Teachers Reject Common Core
I thought I had a position on Common Core until I read and listened to some "All Star" teachers explain why it's driving them out of the...
Julie Madsen, M.D. will make a difference!
It isn't often that you "hit it off" with someone you meet for the first time. That's exactly what happened when I met Julie Madsen today....
In a word, those fees are illegal
In 1968, the Minidoka School District decided students should have to pay for school textbooks, transcripts, and other education related...
Teachers DO have rights
In 1983 Joel Nathan wrote a book titled, Free to Teach about the day-to-day struggles of an educator. Those three words sum up what...
What's Missing in Idaho School Reform
As the 2015 Idaho Legislature races to reform public education with the "Career Ladder" and the money needed to jump start it, there's an...