Reclaim Idaho

07/28/2025

Great coverage of Wednesday’s Save Our Schools town hall in Soda Springs:

“Community members expressed concerns at the town hall about potential fund abuse regarding the money now available to families via House Bill 93 and pointed out that in rural Idaho, public schools are often the only option for in-person classes and are already desperately short of funding.”

SODA SPRINGS — Idaho lawmakers' passage of House Bill 93 earlier this year sparked the "Save Our Schools" campaign, an effort to protect and support public school districts where funding

07/26/2025

More great coverage of the Save Our Schools town hall tour, coming soon to a town near you. 15 stops so far, 15 more to go.

“Every dollar we divert from public funds to private, religious or home schools has severe economic, social and academic impacts on our kids…”

POCATELLO – Legislators, school administrators, educators and concerned citizens packed into a town hall to learn and share their concerns about school vouchers in Idaho. Save Our Schools, a nonprofit organization made up of public school advocates, held a town hall on the Idaho State University c...

07/24/2025

Great media coverage of the Save Our Schools town hall tour. Idahoans everywhere are demanding Not A Dollar More of taxpayer funds for private school vouchers.

“The SOS Idaho tagline ‘Not a dollar more’ was met with thunderous applause from the audience.”

POCATELLO — The “Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit” could negatively impact public schools and the communities they serve.

07/22/2025

“Our public schools are NOT failing.”

That’s why Jenene Anderson, former music teacher and school psychologist from Blackfoot, added her name to the Not A Dollar More petition—our petition demanding that Idaho legislators vote NO on any bill that expands private-school vouchers in Idaho.

Add your name here:

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-idaho-lawmakers-not-a-dollar-more

07/22/2025

Pocatello tonight and Soda Springs tomorrow! Come out if you can make it.

POCATELLO – People living in and around three eastern Idaho towns will have the chance to hear from educators and school district officials about efforts to direct public funds toward private schools. A nonprofit advocacy group called “Save our Schools Idaho” is holding three town halls on Mon...

07/22/2025

Packed room for the Save Our Schools town hall event in Blackfoot. Idahoans everywhere are demanding that NOT A DOLLAR MORE of our tax dollars go to private school vouchers.

07/16/2025

THANK YOU to members of the Boise School District school board for standing up for public education and saying NO to private school vouchers.

Originally published July 15 on IdahoEdNews.org.

07/16/2025

“Most rural areas will not benefit from it.”

That’s why Tammy from Jerome added her name to the Not A Dollar More petition—our petition demanding that Idaho legislators vote NO on any bill that expands private-school vouchers in Idaho.

Add your name here:

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-idaho-lawmakers-not-a-dollar-more

07/15/2025

The Board of Trustees of the Boise School District has passed a resolution stating that Idaho's new private-school voucher program will "irreparably harm" Idaho's public schools, especially rural schools.

From the resolution: “The current tax credit, and potential voucher and scholarship programs, will irreparably harm our existing system of public school districts and charters, especially in rural Idaho, and would likely harm overall student achievement...”

Boise’s resolution will go to the Idaho School Boards Association, which represents trustees statewide. In 2024, ISBA members went on record in overwhelming opposition to private school choic…

07/14/2025

“Private education should be funded with private dollars.”

That’s why William from Idaho Falls added his name to the Not A Dollar More petition—our petition demanding that Idaho legislators vote NO on any bill that expands private-school vouchers in Idaho.

Add your name here:

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-idaho-lawmakers-not-a-dollar-more

07/11/2025

The freeze could threaten 16.5% of Idaho’s federal education funding, according to the Learning Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit. Only four states and the District of Colu…

07/11/2025

“Over 90% of Idaho families rely on public education.”

That’s why Madison School District speech & debate teacher Cynthia Browneller added her name to the Not A Dollar More petition—our petition demanding that Idaho legislators vote NO on any bill that expands private-school vouchers in Idaho.

Add your name here:

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-idaho-lawmakers-not-a-dollar-more