Idaho Department of Education Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield speaks in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday.
September 9, 2026
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September 9, 2026 1:09 a.m.
Local and state educators talk school funding
Top 25 for academic efficiency. Dead last in spending per pupil. This was just one point about Idaho’s education system that local and state educators tackled during a Tuesday morning breakfast at Coeur d’Alene Resort. Tuesday is also, coincidentally, the first day of school.