Sometimes sitting in Idaho, it is hard to understand the machinations going on in Washington D.C., especially when it is happening in an obscure congressional subcommittee. But this week the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee for Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies is making headlines.

On Tuesday it voted to slash billions in funding for public education.

The budget bill, which now goes to the full House Appropriations Committee, is another punch in the gut for Idaho’s public-school students.

The bill cuts Title I funds by 27 percent. These are the all-important funds that help low-income students improve their academic outcomes. These funds provide tutoring, after-school learning opportunities and enhance parental engagement, among many other things

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