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Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Approves $1.9 Billion For 2019/20 K-12 Education Budget

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An education budget was approved by the Idaho legislature on Monday. It calls for a 6.1% increase over last year — just short of state school superintendent Sherri Ybarra's request. We talk with Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News about the budget and the state's new funding formula for schools.

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