Gov. Otter’s Task Force For Improving Education has done its initial legwork. Now it’s time for you to have a say in how Idaho’s public schools are run. The state Board of Education, which oversees the task force, has scheduled seven public meetings all over the state this month,

Over the past two years, I’ve heard from hundreds of Idahoans concerned about public schools and the “Luna laws,” which voters repealed last November. But I remember most vividly a call I got on the morning of Election Day, from a man who gave his name as Jim, from Preston. I

[Update from Mike Lanza: After I posted the article below and shared it with media outlets, Ken Edmunds called me to ask that I clarify his position, which he said I misrepresented. I believed that I had heard him correctly and I know others at the meeting interpreted his

I have heard from many people who want to send ideas and contribute their opinions to the governor’s Task Force For Improving Education, which has held its first meeting and has two more scheduled at this point, for Jan. 25 and Feb. 8 (daytime hours, at locations TBD). We

Congratulations. The efforts of many Idahoans to overturn the Luna laws might now lead to real improvement for Idaho’s public schools. But a long road lies ahead of us. Gov. Otter has announced a state Task Force for Improving Education. We give the governor credit for listening

Just five weeks ago, Idaho voters rejected the three so-called “Luna laws” with majorities of 57, 58, and 67 percent. But memories are short in the state Capitol building when it’s convenient for some political leaders to forget what voters told them. In this

Statement to the media from Mike Lanza and Maria Greeley Co-founders of Idaho Parents and Teachers Together Chair and Treasurer, respectively, of Vote No on Props 1, 2, 3. Since the Nov. 6 election, when Idaho voters repealed the three Luna laws with majorities of 57, 58, and 67