Troy, Idaho: School funding flashpoint

In Troy, the school year is on hold — the first day pushed back from late August to Sept. 9. The high school football team isn’t practicing, and the Trojans might or might not take the field this season. And Renae Bafus’ job is in limbo. At this point, the business and marketing technology teacher isn’t on Troy High School’s faculty. Her job could be reinstated this fall. She’s not sure she’d go back, but says she probably would. Staff jobs and school programs hang in the balance Tuesday, when Troy voters again go back to the polls to decide the fate of a supplemental school levy. Voters rejected proposed levies in March and in May, prompting the district to write a budget that cut spending by a third. In the process, the Troy district has become a flashpoint in the statewide debate over school funding/ Kevin Richert , Idaho Education News. More here.

Question: Ah, doesn’t the state’s Constitution require the Idaho Legislature to provide a decent education for all Idaho kids?