"She's not letting up on her fellow Republicans in the Legislature or Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter. Next year, she wants them to boost public education spending $110.4 million, or 7.5 percent. That's on top of the $101 million, or 7.4 percent, increase approved this year. That kind of dogged commitment is what it's going to take to begin reversing years of neglect that have reduced public education's share of Idaho's personal income by 25 percent since the turn of the century. The big number shows Ybarra intends to be the advocate for public education her predecessor, Tom Luna, never was. And some of the details indicate she's been listening to people in the field. For instance, Ybarra's budget would increase so-called discretionary funds - money local schools spend on everything from utilities to textbooks - to the pre-recession level of $25,696 per classroom. Does it restore all the buying power schools have lost in that time? No, but it's another step in the right direction." Marty's full Cheers & Jeers column here.

Question: Do you think Ybarra is doing a better job than Tom Luna did?