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Day two of David Pecker testimony wraps in NY Trump trial; Supreme Court hears arguments on Idaho's near-total abortion ban; ND sees a flurry of campaigning among Native candidates; and NH lags behind other states in restricting firearms at polling sites.

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The Senate moves forward with a foreign aid package. A North Carolina judge overturns an aged law penalizing released felons. And child protection groups call a Texas immigration policy traumatic for kids.

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Wyoming needs more educators who can teach kids trade skills, a proposal to open 40-thousand acres of an Ohio forest to fracking has environmental advocates alarmed and rural communities lure bicyclists with state-of-the-art bike trail systems.

The $69 Million Dollar Question for ID Schools

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Monday, March 30, 2009   

Boise, ID - It's a $69 million question for Idaho public schools. State budget writers want to cut the public education budget by that amount, as they try to balance their bottom line. While legislators want to target teacher pay with the cut, local school districts are responsible for juggling budgets, and they warn it may mean teacher layoffs and fewer textbooks.

Idaho Education Association (IEA) president Sherri Wood says it doesn't have to be that way.

"We still have hundreds of millions of dollars in our public schools stabilization fund and $20 million in stimulus money from the federal government."

Budget writers have chosen to save those funds for future years, in case of budget more shortfalls. In response, the IEA is sponsoring a public forum Wednesday to gather public input on other budget options.

Wood calls the proposed $69 million dollar cut historic and says it would affect every public school student in the state.

"This equates to $250 less per child that our public schools will have to spend for their individual needs."

The public forum on school funding will be held on Wednesday, April 1, at Boise High School auditorium, 1010 W. Washington St., Boise, at 6:30 p.m.

The legislature and Gov. Butch Otter will have the final say on public school funding.



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