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A painful reality: School closures follow shrinking enrollment across the country
19+ hour, 43+ min ago (1138+ words) BALTIMORE " School districts around the country are facing a painful reality as enrollments decline. For many districts, there are too many schools for the number of kids they'll serve in a few years, according to Marguerite Roza, director of the…...
Legislators get a slice of homeschool life on Pie Day
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (440+ words) Homeschoolers love two things: Pie and freedom. Families from around Idaho brought homemade pies to the Statehouse on Wednesday for Homeschool Idaho's annual Legislative Day, better known at the Capitol as Pie Day. Audra Talley, a board member for Homeschool…...
More Idaho Families Are Rethinking School " Should Yours?
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) School shapes a big part of your teen's life. In a traditional setting, that often means six or seven hours a day on campus, plus homework, activities and, for many Idaho families, a commute that eats into mornings and evenings....
Two Idaho moms discuss how education policy impacts their kids, neighbors
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (186+ words) With the legislative session starting this week, we encouraged two moms who know their way around parenting and policy to help parents navigate the discussions and jargon with a podcast: Idaho Education: Unpacked." Katie Mc Guire is a freelance journalist,…...