Outdoor School, Rural Teacher Programs, Other Education Initiatives Face Cuts as Legislature Winds Down

U.S. Senate passes bill reauthorizing funding for rural schools • Daily Montanan

Superior High School in Superior, Montana. Mineral County received nearly $900,000 in 2023 in funding through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan).The U.S. Senate last week passed a bill reauthorizing billions of federal dollars to support schools, roads and other services in rural counties in Montana and around the western United States. Congress first enacted the U.S For…

Outdoor school, rural teacher programs, other education initiatives face cuts as Legislature winds down

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U.S. Senate passes bill to reauthorize funding for rural Oregon, Idaho schools

Without the bill's passage in the House, rural counties in Oregon, Idaho and across the country will fall short of funds that support local services.

U.S. Senate passes bill to reauthorize funding for rural Oregon, Idaho schools • Idaho Capital Sun

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U.S. Senate passes bill to reauthorize funding for rural Oregon, Idaho schools • Oregon Capital Chronicle

The U.S. Forest Service’s “Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program,” was initially crafted in 2000 to help offset the loss of timber revenue in rural counties. (Bureau of Land Management/Flickr)The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bill to reauthorize a program that has provided billions to schools, roads and other services in rural Oregon and Idaho. The U.S. Forest Service’s “Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program,” wa…