Idaho Schools Are Literally Falling Apart

There’s an elementary school in North Idaho where kids wear coats in class because the heat doesn’t work well. Teachers struggle to teach on a campus with broken technology, and administrators battle a faulty plumbing system. Idaho Statesman reporter Becca Savransky’s new investigative piece with ProPublica on the worst funded public school system in the country is jaw-dropping. Host Emma Arnold learns more about how our state’s school funding model is harming rural students, and why an Idaho Supreme Court ruling and record state surplus hasn’t fixed it.  Have a story about a school Becca should investigate? Fill out this form to share your experience.  Want some more Boise news? Head over to our Hey Boise newsletter where you’ll get a cheatsheet to the city every weekday morning. Can’t get enough of us?! We get it. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.  Interested in advertising with City Cast Boise? Find more info HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices