by Bluum Admin | Jul 19, 2016 | In The News, Innovative Ideas
From a presentation by Terry Ryan to the Idaho Farm Bureau Leadership Conference We are often asked why we need expanded educational opportunities in Idaho. For us at Bluum it goes back to one of our guiding beliefs, that school choice helps families, children and...
by Bluum Admin | Jun 2, 2016 | In The News
This Post First Appeared On The Flypaper Blog | By Terry Ryan I was the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s point person in Ohio for twelve years. I never met Robert Pondiscio but have followed his writing since leaving Fordham in 2013. I am also a former New Schools...
by Bluum Admin | May 18, 2016 | In The News
From Idaho Business Review | By Benton Smith A new study that focuses on K-12 students says the school-age population in the Treasure Valley has increased by nearly 40 percent since 2000. The study, commissioned by a new nonprofit organization called Bluum, said the...
by Bluum Admin | Apr 11, 2016 | School Models
Rep. Horman, District 30, Idaho Falls, is a former president of the Idaho school boards association and author of the Local Innovation School Act that was signed into law on March 31st. What is the Local Innovation School Act? The idea behind the bill is to...
by Bluum Admin | Oct 1, 2015 | In The News
The Education Gadfly Weekly | By Terry Ryan Wikipedia defines judicial activism as “judicial rulings suspected of being based on personal or political considerations rather than on existing law.” The Washington State Supreme Court has veered into the judicial...
