{"id":10537,"date":"2012-09-06T12:24:06","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T18:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=10537"},"modified":"2012-10-23T21:54:26","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T03:54:26","slug":"idaho-education-cuts-among-deepest-in-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/09\/06\/idaho-education-cuts-among-deepest-in-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Idaho Education Cuts Among Deepest In The Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Center on Budget Policy and Priorities<\/p>

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Idaho has cut per-student education spending by 19 percent <\/strong> in the last five years.\u00a0 That’s according to a report published this week<\/a> by the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities.<\/p>\n

Idaho schools have seen the fourth-largest cut among states since 2008, ranking behind Arizona, Alabama and Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

The report<\/a> points out education funding cuts have slowed since the peak of the Great Recession. Only 13 states have increased per-student spending since 2008.<\/p>\n

CBPP says the effects of spending cuts on local communities will be wide reaching, and in some cases will “slow the pace of recovery.”<\/p>\n

Here’s more from the report: <\/p>\n

“Federal employment data show that school districts began reducing the overall number of teachers and other employees in July 2008, when the first round of budget cuts began taking effect. Since then, schools have been shedding jobs steadily; nationwide, schools have cut jobs in 10 of the last 12 months.\u00a0 As of July 2012, local school districts had cut 328,000 jobs nationally compared with 2008. These job losses have reduced the purchasing power of workers\u2019 families, in turn reducing overall consumption in the economy and thus extending the recession and slowing the pace of recovery.” – CBPP<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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