Statesman: It’s Raining Now
Our View: For Idaho schools, it's raining now: Idaho schools face a downpour right now. And Tom Luna still wants to save for a rainy day/Idaho Statesman.
More Info: The state's school superintendent would rather keep $114 million socked away in a savings account to protect public school funding - someday. He would rather condemn Idaho schools to historic budget cuts. He would prefer to move full steam ahead on $62 million in education cuts - including a plan to reduce school staff salaries by the equivalent of three school days, and a change in a busing reimbursement that would cost Boise schools $1.45 million.
Question: Should Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna tap the state's large rainy day fund to prevent deep cuts in public school funding?