Item: The Coeur d’Alene School District and its teachers have agreed to the terms of a new contract following a meeting with a federal mediator. The school board voted Thursday to ratify the agreement. The Coeur d’Alene Education Association, the union representing 565 teachers, voted for it Monday. More here.

On his Facebook wall, Coeur d'Alene Trustee Tom Hearn posts: "The Coeur d'Alene School Board on a 3-2 vote approved the contract with the teachers this evening. It has been a long process and I appreciate the professionalism and hard work of both the CEA's and school districts negotiating teams which I think lead to a settlement we can all live with. Hopefully the day will come when the Idaho legislature will get serious about adequately funding schools and we will be able to fully fund our educational programs and compensate our staff as well as they deserve. We have over 4 million dollars less in state funding than we had in 2008! I know people get tired of hearing it from me but I won't shut up about our lousy school funding in Idaho for as long as I am on the Board or until it dramatically improves."

Question: Do you think the Idaho Legislature adequately funds public schools?