Some Idaho education groups concerned with state’s new public schools budgets, operations funding

U of I, Boise State craft plans to cover state budget cuts

Originally published May 1 on {a style=”font-size: 12px ” href=”https://www.idahoednews.org/news/u-of-i-boise-state-craft-plans-to-cover-state-budget-cuts/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish”}IdahoEdNews.org{/a}.The University of Idaho will use a one-time windfall to absorb a high-profile, $2 million budget cut.

Some Idaho Education Groups Concerned With State’s new Public Schools Budgets

BOISE, ID – Some Idaho education organizations and a local school board chairman said they are feeling squeezed by the public school budgets the Idaho Legislature set during the recent 2025 legislative session at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. In interviews this month, officials with the Idaho School Boards Association, the Idaho Education Association, a member of the Madison School District Board of Trustees and the superintendent of the Pos…

Long division: The growing battle over public school budgets in western Mass

In Amherst’s Town Hall, the meeting room is overflowing. Wall to wall, there are parents, students, and community members crowded together, a sea of people filling chairs and standing in the margins of the room. Young and old, long-time locals and new residents alike give testimony — various accounts of how important they feel their schools’ teachers, staff, and extracurricular activities are for students and the community at large. “We are the …