The K-12 budget Sherri Ybarra sketched out Thursday won’t be the budget that comes out of the 2015 Legislature. Rep. Maxine Bell, the co-chair of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, said as much, after the new state schools superintendent completed her first appearance before the Legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee. That’s not a criticism, said Bell. In fact, Bell said she said she hopes her fellow Republican won’t be disappointed by a finished product that differs significantly from her initial proposal. What will emerge, said Bell, may a “numbers budget” where the bottom line figures are close, but the specifics aren’t/Kevin Richert, IDEDNews.org. More here.

Question: Has your opinion of new Superintendent of Schools Sherri Ybarra changed since the election?