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No other state spends less on school infrastructure per student than Idaho. As a result, many students, especially those in rural districts, deal with leaking ceilings, freezing classrooms and discolored drinking water. Some students have to miss school when the power or heat goes out.

School districts often can’t build or repair buildings because Idaho is one of only two states that require two-thirds of voters to approve a bond. Some districts have held bond elections several times only to see them fail despite having support from a majority of voters. But the Legislature has been reluctant to make significant investments in facilities. Administrators say they don’t know how they’ll keep their schools running and worry that public officials don’t understand how bad the problems are.

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[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

Spending money on kids is SOCIALISM!

-Republicans trying to Save The Children by banning books

[–] assplode@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Idaho, the northernmost state of deep south

[–] Raine_Wolf@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

I grew up there. Honestly, you're not wrong. Napoleon Dynamite is honestly only a mild exaggeration.

[–] speck@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

Aren't the Dakotas further north?

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

I love Idaho. They've sacrificed themselves to become the perfect response when you've stumbled into a debate with a libertarian.

(My favorite articles about Idaho are the ones where they interview a bunch of Idaho residents who moved there specifically for the lack of development restrictions and are now freaking out that their well is about to run dry or whatever because there were no restrictions in place to prevent overdevelopment and they've just found out there's zero legal recourse available to them and oh yeah that twenty acre property up the hill just sold and is becoming 60 new five-bedroom houses.)

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

They want to keep em dumb and poor

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago

Not surprised a state with very red government is shit at providing basic government services. Republicans suck.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

What the fuck