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Lawmakers asked Idaho superintendent for budget cut plans. She refused – Fri, 30 Jan 2026 PST

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Earlier this week, Idaho Superintendent Debbie Critchfield received an unexpected letter on behalf of the Legislature’s budget-setting committee asking her to look for ways to cut the budget for public schools. In her response, sent Thursday, Critchfield made clear she wouldn’t do it. “I will not be recommending further cuts to the public schools budget for FY 2026 or FY 2027,” she wrote in …