Otter ‘Disappointed’ In Ed Protests

Gov. Butch Otter said Thursday that he plans to sign Senate Bills 1108 and 1110, the first two parts of school superintendent Tom Luna’s “Students Come First” education-reform package. Otter is a co-sponsor of the legislation. SB 1108 deals with labor negotiations between local districts and teachers’ unions and does away with continuing contracts for new teachers. SB 1110 implements a pay-for-performance bonus package for teachers. He said rallies and protests around the state in opposition to the bills has been disappointing. “I’ve been disappointed that there was so much misinformation out there resulting in a lot of confusion. And I guess I’ve been disappointed in some ways that folks haven’t done the homework that they should have done on knowing and understanding those bills,” Otter said/ Brian Murphy , Idaho Statesman. More here .

Question: Do you agree with Gov. Otter that opponents of Tom Luna’s “reform” package haven’t done their homework?