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WHAT IF VOTERS SAY NO TO SCHOOL REFORMS?

  • Betsy Russell reports there’s a what-if question being debated in Idaho politics that matters quite a bit: What if voters in November reject Propositions

PER-STUDENT SPENDING DECREASES IN 26 STATES FROM LAST YEAR

  • Rachael Daigle reports according to a report released Sept. 4 by the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities, per-student spending is down from last year

STATE VOTER’S GUIDE ISN’T SUBJECT TO EDITS, FACT-CHECKING

  • Melissa Davlin reports this fall, expect to see a taxpayer-funded voter’s guide show up in your mailbox. Before you read it, know the information

CD'A: NO EMERGENCY LEVY

  • Maureen Dolan reports trustees in the Coeur d’Alene School District could have certified an emergency levy Friday that would have brought an additional $260,579

LUNA’S FINAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS AWAIT NOVEMBER REFERENDUM VOTES

  • IdahoReporter.com reports Tom Luna, superintendent of public instruction, has proposed a budget increase for public schools of $64 million for the next fiscal year, but there

LUNA SEEKS 5 PERCENT MORE FOR IDAHO SCHOOLS

  • Kristen Rodine reports ninety percent of the requested $64 million boost over the current public schools budget will go to boosting salary and benefits

SCHOOL REFORM FOES RESPOND TO LUNA, SAY MONEY SHOULD GO TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS

  • Betsy Russell reports Mike Lanza, chairman of “Vote No on Propositions 1, 2, 3,” the group urging repeal of the “Students Come First” school

LUNA REQUESTS 5.1 PERCENT INCREASE IN STATE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN FISCAL YEAR OF 2014

  • The Idaho State Journal reports Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna has requested a 5.1 percent increase in state funding for Idaho’s public school

IDAHO EDUCATION CUTS AMONG DEEPEST IN THE NATION

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports Idaho has cut per-student education spending by 19 percent in the last five years.  That’s according to a report published this week by

LUNA CALLS FOR 5% BUDGET BOOST FOR SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR, DECRIES BALLOT MEASURES

  • Betsy Russell reports Idaho state schools Superintendent Tom Luna released his budget request today for the state’s schools for next year, calling for a

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