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Category: Education

What Could $360 Million Buy for Idaho’s Public Schools?

  • This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series The Dangers of Private School Vouchers for Idaho Students, Schools, and CommunitiesThe Dangers of

Future Costs of Idaho SB1038’s Universal Education Savings Accounts Projected to Rise Sharply

  • Senate Bill 1038, which is before the Idaho Senate, would create a universal private education program. According to the bill’s fiscal note, in its

Policy Basics: Idaho Public Schools Investment

  • Relieving pandemic-related strain on education funding and learning loss among students should be top priorities for decision-makers. Recommendations from a governor-appointed K-12 education task

Idaho School Funding: Long-Term Challenges and Opportunities to Put Students First

  • The pandemic has created significant disruptions and barriers to learning, leaving many Idaho students behind and unable to achieve their full academic potential. But

Idaho is Failing to Adequately Pay and Retain Teachers and Classified Staff

  • Teachers are Idaho’s most important educational assets.

Excluding Budget Cuts, Idaho’s FY21 Budget Surplus is $277 Million

  • In 2020, a governor-issued 5 percent “holdback” for FY21 led to $98.7 million in cuts to K-12 schools and $96.5 million in cuts to

Cost of College in Idaho

  • Idahoans have long valued public higher education, recognizing its importance to the economy and to the desire of Idahoans to provide for their families

Idaho's Public School Investment

  • Public school funding varies widely by community with serious implications for the ability of Idaho’s children to reach their full potential, according to a

Adjusting for Wealth Across School Districts

  • The last time Idaho updated the way it funds public schools was 25 years ago. Since then, the state’s population has grown, revenue sources