MVLA correspondent, Leslie Wolff, recapped the Save Our Schools Idaho Inc. town hall held on June 3rd entitled, “Should your tax dollars go to private schools?”
Leslie:
While this issue is very polarizing, I am conflicted and do not have a strong opinion either way. I went with an open mind, hoping to learn more. Unfortunately, the discussion was not to inform attendees, it was to politically bash our local State representatives who voted for HB93.
Save Our Schools (SOS Idaho Inc.) is holding a number of town halls across Idaho this summer. We suggest you take a few moments to review their main talking points in their website.
No doubt, SOS Idaho Inc. will be opposing Magic Valley conservative candidates in the 2026 May GOP Primary.
For SOS supporters who refuse to acknowledge systemic problems within our public school current system, they simply turn a blind eye to dismal statistics like these that have sparked the nationwide school choice movement:
From Idaho Freedom Foundation:
Reading and math proficiency for Idaho 8th graders on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were just 32% and 28%, in 2003. Nineteen years later, those same tests yielded just 32% and 32% proficiency — near zero progress. The raw numbers are startling. This dismal outcome reveals 15,983 third graders who cannot read at grade level, leaving only 7,521 who can.
Second, let’s consider the record on spending. Could it be that schools need more resources? Since 2003, K-12 education spending in Idaho has increased from $986 million to over $3.2 billion in 2022. We have TRIPLED state spending on schools and education, yet we have seen student performance go nowhere.
‘School choice’ vouchers is but one of several hotbed issues Idaho RINOS and Democrat challengers will be mustering against ‘far-right’ Magic Valley conservative candidates in the 2026 GOP May Primary. That’s why they will need your support as SOS Idaho Inc. continues to twist the truth to further their cause.
By the way, MVLA correspondent Leslie Wolff is running for Twin Falls County Assessor.
MVLA correspondent, Leslie Wolff, recapped the Save Our Schools Idaho Inc. town hall held on June 3rd entitled, “Should your tax dollars go to private schools?”
Leslie:
While this issue is very polarizing, I am conflicted and do not have a strong opinion either way. I went with an open mind, hoping to learn more. Unfortunately, the discussion was not to inform attendees, it was to politically bash our local State representatives who voted for HB93.
Save Our Schools (SOS Idaho Inc.) is holding a number of town halls across Idaho this summer. We suggest you take a few moments to review their main talking points.
No doubt, SOS Idaho Inc. will be opposing conservative candidates in the 2026 May GOP Primary.
For SOS supporters, since there’s no problem with the current public school current system, they simply turn a blind eye to dismal statistics like these that have sparked a nationwide school choice movement:
From Idaho Freedom Foundation:
Reading and math proficiency for Idaho 8th graders on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were just 32% and 28%, in 2003. Nineteen years later, those same tests yielded just 32% and 32% proficiency — near zero progress. The raw numbers are startling. This dismal outcome reveals 15,983 third graders who cannot read at grade level, leaving only 7,521 who can.
Second, let’s consider the record on spending. Could it be that schools need more resources? Since 2003, K-12 education spending in Idaho has increased from $986 million to over $3.2 billion in 2022. We have TRIPLED state spending on schools and education, yet we have seen student performance go nowhere.
‘School choice’ vouchers is but one of several hotbed issues Idaho RINOS and Democrat challengers will be mustering against ‘far-right’ Magic Valley conservative candidates in the 2026 GOP May Primary. That’s why they will need your support as SOS Idaho Inc. continues to twist the truth to further their cause.
By the way, MVLA correspondent Leslie Wolff is running for Twin Falls County Assessor.
