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Analysis: The Impact and Outcomes of Full-Day Kindergarten

Analysis: The Impact and Outcomes of Full-Day Kindergarten

by Bluum Admin | Dec 16, 2021 | Research, School Models

LARGEST STUDY OF ITS KIND IN IDAHO LOOKS AT IMPACT OF ALL-DAY KINDERGARTEN ON EARLY YEARS LITERACY DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE |  ONE PAGE INFO SHEET | FULL REPORT IN THE NEWS: IdahoEdNews, Idaho Statesman, KMVT, KTVB, The Lewiston Tribune Bluum is a strong believer in the...
Weighted Student Lottery Strengthens Idaho’s Charter School Pioneer

Weighted Student Lottery Strengthens Idaho’s Charter School Pioneer

by Bluum Admin | Nov 18, 2021 | In The News, Innovative Ideas, Partner School News, School Choice, School Models

by Alan Gottlieb As the 2021-22 school year began, Anser Charter School eighth-grader Sophia Acosta noticed something different about newly enrolled students: More of them looked like her. Sophia, who is Latina, is in her second year at the K-8 charter school in...
All-Day Kindergarten Pilot Aims to Demonstrate Its Efficacy

All-Day Kindergarten Pilot Aims to Demonstrate Its Efficacy

by Bluum Admin | Jul 19, 2021 | In The News, Partner School News, Research, School Choice, School Models

by Alan Gottlieb When Michelle Ball learned last year that she would receive funding through Bluum from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation to expand Idaho Falls-based charter school Alturas International Academy’s kindergarten program from half-day to...
Free, All-Day Kindergarten Provided to 17 Idaho Schools

Free, All-Day Kindergarten Provided to 17 Idaho Schools

by Bluum Admin | May 28, 2021 | In The News, Innovative Ideas, Partner School News, Press Releases, School Choice, School Models

News Coverage: Free all-day kindergarten provided to over 1,000 Idaho kids Idaho foundation funds all-day kindergarten in 17 Idaho schools Press Release, 5/27/2021 | Download The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation is fully funding all-day kindergarten for...
Idaho Education Loses a Strong, Smart Voice with the Passing of Doug Park

Idaho Education Loses a Strong, Smart Voice with the Passing of Doug Park

by Bluum Admin | Jan 5, 2021 | In The News

by Terry Ryan | Photo from Doug Park’s Facebook Page I met Doug Park as part of Governor Brad Little’s “Our Kids, Idaho’s Future” task force on education. Doug attended every task force meeting, and I suspect he was a regular at many if not all of the...
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