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If legislators cut Idaho Launch funding, they will do so at their peril, Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday.

Chad Magendanz served two terms in the state House and is now a computer science teacher in Bellevue.

A large portion of this year’s $381 million boost to Idaho public schools may be clawed back, after state officials rescinded a temporary formula that funded schools based on enrollment.

The program is required under a Washington law passed eight years ago but still hasn’t been fully adopted. A pending bill would tighten standards and provide additional support.

Backed by extensive workforce training during high school, Kameron Martinez and Wally Rohr are preparing for a postsecondary journey that most 17-year-olds would never dream of — becoming automotive entrepreneurs.

Interim superintendent Joe Kren carries around a yellow notepad with lists of items that need to be addressed. He’s on page seven.

The trustees appointed Joe Kren to a 90-day contract as superintendent and agreed to hire legal counsel to negotiate the terms of an unnamed person's resignation. It was presumed to be Branden Durst, but trustees never said his name in the open meeting.

Anxiety about which trustees will control the board continues to swirl through the surrounding towns and backroads of the remote Idaho Panhandle district.

The group did not back specific bills, but did outline priorities that will likely be up for consideration in Olympia early next year.

The board’s decision means West Bonner does not have an official superintendent, and the state Department of Education will not fund Durst’s salary. The district will have to cover it.