The vast majority of Idaho LGBTQ teenagers who participated in a national survey say they regularly hear homophobic remarks at school. Of the Idaho youth surveyed, 84 percent reported regularly hearing homophobic remarks at school and 74 percent regularly heard negative remarks about transgender people.

How should the city's public schools spend their money? Ask the students. The Civics for All Participatory Budgeting Project is giving $2,000 for high school students to identify priorities and direct spending on programs approved by their school community.

Colleges, universities, schools and districts need to work together to find solutions that allow more committed aspiring teachers to enter the profession—paying stipends, providing housing and creating paid positions for student-teachers can all make a difference for educators like me. Sustained practice shouldn't be the biggest obstacle for them to overcome.

Amino Labs has partnered with MindFuel to expand its Canadian and U.S. presence in K12 education. The Amino Labs Educators Starter Kit, which is a synthetic biology starter kit for teachers, will be combined with MindFuel's Wonderville.org service platform to provide curricula-aligned lessons in synthetic biology.