Mandy Simpson is busy…very, very busy. “People tell me ‘you must have a lot of spare time—you don’t have kids.’ I tell them: just shadow me for a day. You’ll see how much spare time I have.” In addition to teaching algebra and geometry to 177 high school students at the Columbia High in Nampa,…
Representative Shirley Ringo is running for her third term in the Idaho house, District 5. We asked her about why she keeps running. What inspired you to run for office? What inspired you to run again? As a result of my work in the Moscow and Idaho Education Associations, I occasionally traveled to Boise to…
Joanna Clausen, a veteran teacher and member from Emmett, is running for state senate in District 8. What inspired you to run for office? To be honest, Lyn Haun, IEA activist, wife of a former state senator, former colleague, local Democrat, and friend, talked me into it. I’m concerned about the ideological extremism in Idaho…
How do we ensure our kids are getting the best education possible? How can we fairly and accurately measure student progress? How can administrators evaluate teacher effectiveness without making teachers teach to a single test? The public is invited to join their fellow parents, teachers and others to share their ideas on these questions and…
A member since 2005, Travis Manning is running for Idaho house seat 10A in Caldwell. Here are his answers to our questions about his motivations for running. What inspired you to run for office? I’ve always been civic minded, starting in Cub Scouts. In Boy Scouts you earn the Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in…
What inspired you to run for office? The unveiling of the Luna Laws motivated me to become politically active, other than just voting. I spoke at the hearings on SB1108, SB1110, and SB1184. I became a community organizer to recall Tom Luna and was also part of the referendum efforts to get the education reform…