Update on state ed budget

I-728

Eliminated in both House and Senate budgets (roughly $100 per student, down from roughly $400, was passed out this school year). I-728 is a state program that provides funds to teachers with an aim at keeping school classrooms smaller.

Consolidation of school districts

Senate has a $250,000 proposal to study the efficiency of grouping districts together. The state is considering combining smaller school districts with an eye on saving funds. Whitman County is particularly vulnerable to this suggestion because most schools here fall within the state’s guidelines for a small district.

The...