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Tight budgets rekindle school consolidation debate

DIETRICH, Idaho (AP) — The state funding picture for public education in Idaho is bleak.

Public schools were spared cuts in the most recent round of holdbacks ordered by Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, but only because the governor has recommended tapping into the rainy day fund for education. Meanwhile, state revenues are down and the 2010 Legislature will be filled with decisions about where to...

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