The EDge: Ed Bill Signing Roundup

“Butch Otter’s veto stamp got the lion’s share of the attention last week — but the governor quietly signed several bills that have important implications for public schools. Heading the list: a pair of public schools budget “fixes” and two controversial charter schools bills,” reports Kevin Richert, The EDge. Here’s the rundown of Otter’s Thursday bill signings :

• House Bill 65, the 2012-13 funding fix, which gives public schools some $30 million that had been earmarked for the repealed Students Come First laws.
• House Bill 206, which creates $1.4 million in stipends for charter school facilities — or roughly $34,000 per school.
• House Bill 221, a charter school governance bill, which will allow universities to authorize new charter schools.
• More here.

Question: Was public education helped or hurt by the 2013 Legislature?