Ybarra, Dillon clash in spirited debate
In last night’s GOP state schools superintendent debate with incumbent state Superintendent Sherri Ybarra, challenger Jeff Dillon decried a lack of leadership and vision from Ybarra’s shop, Idaho EdNews reports, while Ybarra defended her record, dismissed some allegations as gossip and myth, and worked in a jabs at Dillon’s work as Wilder school superintendent. EdNews reporter Kevin Richert offers six takeaways from Friday night’s debate, on issues ranging from graduation rates and test scores to teacher pay, pre-K and mastery-based learning; you can read it here.