by Bluum Admin | Feb 18, 2021 | CSP Grant, In The News, Partner School News, School Choice, School Models
Since December, a highly anticipated school this fall in Idaho Falls has received in support from a variety of sources Alturas Preparatory Academy (APA), a new International Baccalaureate (IB) charter school founded as a sister school of Alturas International Academy...
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...
by Bluum Admin | Jun 18, 2020 | In The News, School Choice, School Models
by Terry Ryan The images over the last month have been hard, sad, and disheartening to watch. Start with the callous murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, move to watching greedy opportunists loot stores and burn out community businesses while smiling for social...
by Bluum Admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Innovative Ideas
by Kristen McCarver At Bluum, we aim to help Idaho’s children reach their fullest potential by cultivating great leaders and growing innovative schools. Through our experience of helping to open or expand high-performing schools throughout the state, we have learned...
by Bluum Admin | Feb 4, 2020 | In The News, Press Releases, Research
by Terry Ryan | Download the Full Report “Education pays.” This well-worn adage certainly applies to Idaho. According to a new Thomas B. Fordham Institute report “Idaho’s Education Earnings Gap,” authored by the Iowa State University economist John V. Winters, the...
