In a fundraising email Friday, state Democratic Party chair Lauren Necochea said Idaho is disinvesting in schools.
And she cited some on-the-ground examples — but, notably, omitted one.
“As summer begins, parents are already thinking about the classrooms their children will return to this fall. Idaho is giving them reason to worry,” Necochea wrote. “The state ranks last in the nation for per-student investment, and districts are cutting ahead of next year.”
Necochea pointed to two districts that are cutting staff. Pocatello is eliminating a dozen teaching positions and four counseling clerk positions, as a result of a $1.3 million decrease in state funding. After voters rejected a supplemental levy in May, Middleton is eliminating 36 positions, among other cost-cutting measures…