CARGILL: The “more funding” public education rabbit hole
Mountain States Policy Center president Chris Cargill asks how much money would be enough for those who say public education is underfunded.
CARGILL: Three questions about education spending in Idaho, and where we go from here
By Chris Cargill | Originally published at Mountain States Policy Center Idaho’s latest education budget debate reveals a...
CARGILL: Idaho now has 13,568 reasons to consider expanding parental choice tax credit
By Chris Cargill | Originally posted at Mountain States Policy Center. As Idaho’s application window for the Parental...
CARGILL: “May hurt somebody” – Lawmakers who opposed Idaho’s parental choice tax credit advance new attack
By Chris Cargill | Originally published at Mountain States Policy Center On late Tuesday afternoon, something troubling happened...
CARGILL: Analysis: Idaho Supreme Court appears likely to uphold parental choice tax credit
By Chris Cargill, President of Mountain States Policy Center | Originally published at MSPC 1/23/26 The Idaho Supreme...
CARGILL: Idaho families just sent a message too large to ignore
By Chris Cargill, President of Mountain States Policy Center | Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on January 16, 2026...
CARGILL: Idaho’s latest test scores: The good, the bad, the ugly
Idaho’s latest ISAT results should set off alarms.
EDITORIAL: Idaho wraps up a monumentally successful legislative session
By Chris Cargill | Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on April 8, 2025 It is finished. Idaho legislators adjourned...
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