Heading into a Nov. 6 ballot showdown on the Students Come First education overhaul, Idaho's teachers' union sees Tuesday's school levy elections as a rallying point.

Twenty school districts held levy and bond issue elections. Voters in 19 districts, including Nampa and Kuna, said yes to school proposals.

“Tuesday’s vote was a resounding thumbs up for public schools and for local control,” Idaho Education Association President Penny Cyr said in a news release this morning. “In every part of Idaho, voters clearly reject the top-down approaches promoted by Idaho Superintendent of Public Education Tom Luna and his friends in the Idaho Legislature. More here. Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman

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