by Bluum Admin | Sep 22, 2017 | Innovative Ideas, Research
by Terry Ryan, CEO of Bluum, for Thomas B. Fordham’s Flypaper Competition or cooperation? The district-charter school debate has swung back and forth between these alternative strategies since the first public charter schools opened twenty-five years ago. No...
by Bluum Admin | Aug 14, 2017 | Innovative Ideas, Research
As the start of Idaho’s 2018 legislative session draws nearer, the Idaho Public School Funding Formula Committee continues working diligently toward understanding options for school funding in Idaho, since the current funding model was adopted in 1994. This...
by Bluum Admin | Mar 20, 2017 | In The News, Parents, Research
by Angel Gonzalez Education facts from Idaho’s Hispanic Data Book Getting new data on education in Idaho is a treat, particularly for folks who are working to make data-driven decisions to improve our state’s system. There are few opportunities I get throughout the...
by Bluum Admin | Mar 16, 2017 | In The News, Innovative Ideas
This post first appeared in the Coeur d’Alene Press | By North Idaho STEM Charter Academy’s Class of 2018 As Juniors in high school, we are concerned about our future. Since we have started high school, we have taken on challenging classes in an effort to...
by Bluum Admin | Mar 1, 2017 | Innovative Ideas, Research
By Terry Ryan With the right political leadership in coming months and years, Idaho is well positioned to be a national leader in modernizing its public education finance system. The state’s current funding formula goes back to 1994, and according to the Education...
