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Idaho School-Choice Credits Mostly Go to Higher-Income Families
Politics
— 1d
Idaho’s first-year, $50 million Parental Choice Tax Credit largely subsidized private-school costs for families already outside public schools: recipients averaged $178,000 in household income, and only about one-quarter of students had previously attended public school. The findings challenge supporters’ claim that the program would primarily expand access for lower-income families; a separate analysis found most schools among the top subsidy recipients were Christian-affiliated.
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Rachel Meyers
This program was sold as helping lower-income kids but the numbers show it mostly paid private tuition for families already earning 178k on average.
School Funding Measures Advance Across Three States
Politics
— Nov 4, 2026
Voters approved Orange, Ohio’s first new operating levy in 15 years and renewed Athens, Ohio’s school income tax levy indefinitely, while Spokane voters were so far favoring a levy renewal. In Kiel, Wisconsin, the school district’s tax levy is set to rise 10%, largely reflecting higher allowed per-student revenue and reduced state aid, even as the mill rate remains nearly flat.
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Bechtel invests $1 million in Wyoming trades training
Business
— Oct 28, 2026
Bechtel is investing $1 million in Laramie County Community College and Western Wyoming College to expand electrical and pipefitting training, including Wyoming’s first higher-education pipefitting pathway. Its Build for More campaign aims to encourage students to consider skilled trades amid a gap between adults’ strong regard for the careers and many high school students’ limited awareness of them.
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HS Freshman Makes Ballot in Vermont Governor Race
Vermont
— Mar 27, 2026
For Dean Roy, class president just wouldn’t do. He had higher aspirations. The 14-year-old high school freshman will be the first candidate for governor under age 18 to appear on the state’s general election ballot. His…
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Congress Probes Disturbing String Of Suicides At NSA, Cyber Command
Jillian Butler · 3 min · 3h
