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Education and workforce development
Candidate positionSchool funding reform should prioritize student needs, including support for rural schools, CTE programs, and special education funding to ensure all students receive the resources they require.
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School funding reform should prioritize student needs, including support for rural schools, CTE programs, and special education funding to ensure all students receive the resources they require.
Education and workforce development
Candidate positionTo ensure that Idaho continues to have high-quality teachers in the classroom, it is essential to strengthen teacher support in Idaho through effective recruitment, retention, and compensation, alongside school funding reform and improved special education funding.
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To ensure that Idaho continues to have high-quality teachers in the classroom, it is essential to strengthen teacher support in Idaho through effective recruitment, retention, and compensation, alongside school funding reform and improved special education funding.
Education and workforce development
Candidate positionFunding should not follow political trends. Our state ranks near the bottom in per-pupil spending, which highlights the need for school funding reform. Despite having over $1 billion in reserves, we must prioritize special education funding and enhance teacher support in Idaho.
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Funding should not follow political trends. Our state ranks near the bottom in per-pupil spending, which highlights the need for school funding reform. Despite having over $1 billion in reserves, we must prioritize special education funding and enhance teacher support in Idaho.
Education and workforce development
Candidate positionTo ensure every student is reading at grade level, it is essential to invest in early literacy, evidence-based instruction, and targeted interventions, supported by school funding reform and adequate special education funding, along with robust teacher support in Idaho.
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To ensure every student is reading at grade level, it is essential to invest in early literacy, evidence-based instruction, and targeted interventions, supported by school funding reform and adequate special education funding, along with robust teacher support in Idaho.
Education and workforce development
Candidate positionAdvocate for school funding reform that ensures full and sustainable funding for special education, allowing schools to effectively meet students’ needs while providing adequate teacher support in Idaho without overburdening general classroom resources.
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Advocate for school funding reform that ensures full and sustainable funding for special education, allowing schools to effectively meet students’ needs while providing adequate teacher support in Idaho without overburdening general classroom resources.
Education and workforce development
Candidate positionCreate a system where every student—regardless of background, ability, or zip code—has access to the academic, behavioral, and mental health support they need to succeed, which is essential in the context of school funding reform and improving special education funding, as well as ensuring robust teacher support in Idaho.
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Create a system where every student—regardless of background, ability, or zip code—has access to the academic, behavioral, and mental health support they need to succeed, which is essential in the context of school funding reform and improving special education funding, as well as ensuring robust teacher support in Idaho.
Ensure Every Student has Supports
Candidate positionGoal / PriorityEnsure Every Student has Supports:
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Ensure Every Student has Supports:
Modernize Idaho's School Funding Model
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyModernize Idaho's public-school funding formula so funding follows student needs and better supports rural schools, career and technical education, and special education.
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Modernize Idaho's School Funding Model:
Support Our Educators
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyImprove educator recruitment, retention, compensation, and professional support so Idaho can keep high-quality teachers in classrooms.
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Support Our Educators:
Transparent and Accountable Spending
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyIncrease transparency and accountability in education spending and keep public-school funding decisions focused on student needs rather than political trends.
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Transparent and Accountable Spending:
Funding should not follow political trends. Our state ranks near the bottom in per-pupil spending, which highlights the need for school funding reform. Despite having over $1 billion in reserves, we must prioritize special education funding and enhance teacher support in Idaho.
Improve Reading Outcomes
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityImprove student reading outcomes using evidence-based instructional practices and stronger early literacy support.
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Improve Reading Outcomes:
Ensure Every Student has Supports
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityEnsure students receive the academic and support services they need to succeed, including students with disabilities and students in rural or under-resourced communities.
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Ensure Every Student has Supports:
Fully Fund Special Education
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyProvide full and sustainable funding for special education so districts do not have to divert other classroom resources to meet mandated student needs.
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Fully Fund Special Education:
