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Idaho educators see no easy ways to cut spending on schools

Districts face difficult choices in quest to keep budget slashing from affecting kids

Idaho’s 272,000 public school students could face a shorter academic year, fewer teachers and staggered kindergartens next fall as public education braces for unprecedented budget cuts caused by the withering economy.

Facing possible reductions of up to $130 million, school districts once planning expanded programs are now talking about saving jobs and protecting student-teacher contact time.

BY BILL ROBERTS – [email protected]

Full Story: http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/641882.html

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