Sequester: Idaho Schools Vulnerable

Idaho schools landed on an unenviable Top 5 list this week. The Pew Charitable Trusts ranked Idaho among the five states most vulnerable to mandatory federal budget cuts — better known in the political vernacular as “sequestration.” Joining Idaho on this list were Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota. (Here’s a local story on the Pew rankings from Boise State Public Radio’s Adam Cotterell .) So how did Idaho end up on the rankings — and what does it really mean? It is, in essence, a snapshot/ Kevin Richert , The EDge. More here.

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