Analysis: Through inaction, the Legislature makes Idaho's special education crisis even worse

Analysis: Through inaction, the Legislature makes Idaho's special education crisis even worse

Idaho’s special education budget crisis will almost certainly be worse in 2026. Because of what the 2025 Legislature did — and didn’t do. Lawmakers weren’t going to fix this problem overnight. But instead of addressing it, they neglected it, kicking an $82.2 million can down the road for one more year. And what’s more, lawmakers had the kind of hard numbers and solid evidence they say they look for — in the form of a detailed report from their o…