I felt very abandoned throughout a good portion of my educational journey. I moved around from school to school, but nothing ever changed. It seemed like the teachers had already decided that I wasn’t worth the effort they would need to put in to help me.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little joined legislative and state education leaders Tuesday morning to announce the formation of an advisory council for the Empowering Parents grant program.

The House Education Committee entertained presentations on three draft bills this morning, showing that efforts to give Idaho students at least some form of school choice are still alive, despite a significant setback yesterday on the Senate floor where 23 Senators voted to kill Senate Bill 1038, a universal education savings account bill.