High School students protest against Idaho State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna's education reform bills on Third Street in Moscow on Tuesday. About 36 high school students from Troy, Kendrick and Deary participated in the protest. (Moscow Pullman Daily News photo: Geoff Crimmins)

The House has voted 48-22 in favor of SB 1108, the teacher contracts bill, which now goes to the governor's desk. Nine Republicans joined every Democrat in the chamber in opposing the bill. Since it's now 12:20 p.m. Boise time, the House will adjourn for the day, and the teacher merit pay bill, SB 1110, won't come up until tomorrow/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise.

• Nine Republicans who voted no on SB 1108 (none from House Districts 2-5): Bolz, Collins, Eskridge, McGeachin, Wills, Trail, L. Smith, Schaefer, Nesset. More here.

DFO: If Idahoans let the GOP get away with its trashing of public education, then all those polls that show that this state cherishes education are nonsense.