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Idaho School Boards Association president tells House committee public schools deserve robust defense

2408575 · February 18, 2025
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Brian Piper, president of the Idaho School Boards Association and chair of the Madison School District board, told the Idaho House Committee on Education that locally elected school boards provide essential governance and urged legislators to partner with districts to support public education.

Brian Piper, president of the Idaho School Boards Association and chairman of the Madison School District Board of Trustees, told the Idaho House Committee on Education on Feb. 18 that locally elected school boards provide a "sacred trust" of governance and oversight for Idaho public schools.

Piper, speaking at the committee's "day on the hill" event with about 200 school board members and administrators in attendance, outlined four reasons he said justify…

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