Fisher: Nonini’s Needless Assault
House Education Chairman Bob Nonini said Thursday his legislation permanently weakening collective bargaining between Idaho's teachers and school districts needed to be passed quickly, and it wasn't hard to see why. As Nonini, R-Coeur d'Alene, was launching his sneak attack, the federal government was preparing to send the state enough money to remove the urgency for it or any other assault on schools and their teachers. The disconnect between what was happening in the state and federal capitals should have been more than enough to cause legislators to take another look at House Majority Leader Mike Moyle's suggestion that legislators recess until the effects of Congress' economic stimulus bill are known/Jim Fisher, Lewiston Tribune. More here.
Question: Should the Idaho Legislature hold off decisions about the school budget until it sees how much federal money under the bailout will be available for education stabilization?