A measure under consideration in the Idaho Legislature would pay students who graduate early from high school.
Lawmakers backing the bill say Idaho taxpayers now fund districts about $4,600 annually for each of their public school students.
The so-called Master Advancement Pilot Project, introduced Monday in the House Education Committee, would pay about a third of that, or $1,531, to students for each year they graduate early as a scholarship at one of Idaho’s publicly funded colleges and universities. Idaho would then split the remaining $3,062 with districts, resulting in tens or even hundreds of thousands in savings to the state.
The plan would let 21 of the state’s 115 school districts and three of 41 charter schools participate for six years, to see how it works.
The measure is due a full hearing in coming weeks. (AP)
