You know that when the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Idaho Education Association, Idaho Business for Education, Idaho School Boards Association, and Idaho Association of School Administrators are all against something, that it has actually got to be good for the kids.
While all the groups support the need for a new formula and feel the Legislature is on the right track, they say more time is needed to understand any potential unintended consequences before a particular model is approved.
Ybarra said teachers and administrators are telling her the Legislature is moving too fast.
“What I hear is, why are we pushing to get this done this year, when we haven’t had time to consider all the impacts,” she said. “The new formula will likely be in place until 2050. I’m asking you to give us more time to understand the impacts and time to correct any problems.”
This bad funding formula has been in place for 25 years. They need another 30 years to fix it. Uh-huh.
What was so bad about the new funding model?
…the new formula, which shifts from a classroom-based funding model to one that distributes money to school districts based primarily on the number and type of students they have.
The new model makes financial sense. Ditch it.