Tribune Jeers Luna On Merit Pay

JEERS … to Idaho schools Superintendent Tom Luna. For weeks, he has refused to release $38.7 million in merit pay Idaho owes its teachers. As a result, he’s forcing them to vote against their own bonuses if they help reject his school overhaul program by referendum. He contends repeal of his 2011 school overhaul package - curbs on collective bargaining, merit pay and spending more for online instruction and less on teachers - would doom this year’s bonuses. Plus he says he cannot release the payments until the state issues the third of its five scheduled allocations to public schools on Nov. 15 - nine days after Idaho voters will decide the fate of his package.Thanks to the Spokesman-Review’s Betsy Russell, we now know better. Because the merit pay law is in effect now - due to a provision Luna sought to thwart the referendum — the payments will go forward regardless of the election outcome/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: Do you trust Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna?