NEW: After ProPublica and @idahostatesman.bsky.social reported on Idaho’s neglected school buildings, the Legislature passed $2 billion in funding. A new cost estimate and early reports from districts show it’s not nearly enough. - ThreadSky

propublica.org • 11 days ago

NEW: After ProPublica and @idahostatesman.bsky.social reported on Idaho’s neglected school buildings, the Legislature passed $2 billion in funding.

A new cost estimate and early reports from districts show it’s not nearly enough.

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roosir.bsky.social•11 days ago

and now who knows if federal support will be there to help

cruxothebiscuit.bsky.social•11 days ago

all the good christian nationalist contractors smell government money and double and triple their estimates

jasonhatfield5.bsky.social•11 days ago

But,but,but the socialism they should fund it themselves.

bubbleslarue.bsky.social•11 days ago

Red state with MAGA minds running it. Another example of the demise inflicted by the ignorant

lauralpharm.bsky.social•11 days ago

They’re probably too busy directing the funds to private religious education.

aoford.bsky.social•11 days ago

And the contractors who do the work are cronies of the regime.

cobaincase.bsky.social•11 days ago

Remember when Ye build a private school.... You're probably right:

https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/12640237/kanye-west-donda-academy-students-shoot-guns-march/

lauralpharm.bsky.social•11 days ago

They’re cultists.

cobaincase.bsky.social•11 days ago

racists more so.

lauralpharm.bsky.social•11 days ago

Definitely. Not sure what world Ye is living in. LOL

big0s.bsky.social•11 days ago

I hear you.

There is a terrible trend of institutionalizing Christian extremism.

Oklahoma is trying to get Federal funds for private Christian schools.

michellemybella.bsky.social•11 days ago

The Trump tariffs just made repairing or replacing even more expensive.

duked.bsky.social•11 days ago

That was an excellent article.

kachangkachange.bsky.social•11 days ago

It's a helluva lot cheaper to maintain than repair

jerseyjay080725.bsky.social•11 days ago

Idaho who has banned abortion has not done enough to protect school children from faulty schoolhouse infrastructure. Faulty roofs, heating, fire doors, etc., but, is there undiscovered asbestos or black mold. Seems like they fell behind in inspections and structural updates.

reluctantranger.bsky.social•11 days ago

Great work!

pjhidaho.bsky.social•11 days ago

They’re trying to shove thru private school vouchers.

bluethru.bsky.social•11 days ago

Idaho raises little fascists.

whisperingone.bsky.social•11 days ago

more proof. repubkicans only care about children in the womb. sickening people

turbineseaplane.bsky.social•11 days ago

Solution? "close them all" ... "religious home schooling only!" 🙃🤯🤬

frc1968.bsky.social•11 days ago

That's because overturning marriage equality is way more important to them than making sure children have safe schools.

mooglekingofspace.bsky.social•11 days ago

That's what happens when the system gets looted for literally 40 years.

johnnyrode.bsky.social•11 days ago

You could rebuild the entire state with that kind of funding—if it were used the right way. Get rid of those overpriced contractors and rebuild using the expertise of specialists from around the world.

#6'Elon

twobordercollies.bsky.social•11 days ago

But we can move those people to beautiful new schools in Montana and Wyoming, and make the olds ones beautiful smarter buildings. Think of it as a real estate development that I will own. It would be the envy Idahoans everywhere.

resistmagafascism.bsky.social•11 days ago

The end of Federal education funding will shut the schools down anyway.
America has entered the dark ages.

mister-sterling.bsky.social•11 days ago

The leaders of Idaho perfer every child be home-schooled. Perhaps the Supreme Court will grant red states the right to close all public schools. Texas and Oklahoma are leading that effort.

haveyouanywool.bsky.social•11 days ago

Is this funded by federal dollars, say, by the Department of Education or the Infrastructure Act?

i8haggis.bsky.social•11 days ago

Alabama of the pnw!

oraclesoul.bsky.social•11 days ago

IF we have money to "buy" GREENLAND, we have money for public schools.

doriendavies.bsky.social•11 days ago

Our district here in California just passed a $330M bond for school facility improvements and the new tariffs are now going to reduce the work by 1/3. That’s basically $100M of our property taxes thrown away as rusted plumbing literally closes schools.

drg2.bsky.social•11 days ago

This is another reason they want to do away with Dept of Ed

itsattachment.bsky.social•11 days ago

Who will pay for said repairs? Especially, with the proposed ending of the department of edu?? Hmmm.

big0s.bsky.social•11 days ago

Right.

Not only that, the T*rump tariffs will make materials for repairs more expensive.

itsattachment.bsky.social•11 days ago

I watch Hal Sparks and he often speaks of a collusion course and I’m seeing it now.

mhaight22.bsky.social•11 days ago

Why repair public schools with all the bright shiny private schools on their way?

victorvague.bsky.social•11 days ago

Well, private schools will get all the money now so congrats, redhat dipshits

flacotx.bsky.social•11 days ago

That's actually an impressive amount of money for such a small state. Don't give up, fix as many schools as you can.

big0s.bsky.social•11 days ago

That's the spirit.

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