Morning News: Idaho Parents Pay For All-Day Kindergarten, National Jobless Rate Ticks Down

Idaho School Chief Wants More Money For Teacher Bonus Plan – “The biggest boost Luna is asking for is more than $23.5 million for teacher salary apportionment. That includes $14.8 million more for base salaries. That offsets cuts made to teacher pay in recent years. His request also includes more than 22.6 million additional dollars for pay for performance bonuses required by the state’s Student’s Come First laws.” Boise State Public Radio

Parents Find Ways to Pay for Full-day Kindergarten – “Two years ago, the school paid for it through federal Title I funding. And before that, parents footed the bill. After a one-year hiatus, the full-day class is back. And this year, parents are paying $220 per month.” Times-News

U.S. adds 96,000 jobs in August; unemployment rate drops to 8.1 percent – “U.S. job creation grew at a distressingly slow pace in August, as employers added just 96,000 positions and more discouraged people stopped looking for work, the Labor Department reported Friday.” The Washington Post