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Idaho school boards urge legislators to defend public education
Summary
Leaders from the Idaho School Boards Association told the House Committee on Education that local school boards play a vital governance role and asked lawmakers to partner with districts on student success.
Brian Piper, chairman of the Madison School District Board of Trustees and president of the Idaho School Boards Association, told the Idaho House Committee on Education on Feb. 18 that local school boards provide essential governance and oversight for public schools across the state.
Piper framed his remarks as both a defense of public education and an appeal for partnership with the Idaho Legislature. "Locally elected citizens providing governance and oversight of Idaho schools is a…
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