Pre-Schools Need To Fix Idaho Ed

What ails Idaho’s public education system isn’t all that mysterious. It’s underfunded. Recent cuts have come on top of a systematic disinvestment that has drained away about 20 percent of Idaho’s financial commitment to schools. Student performance on standardized tests is average at best and often falls short of neighboring Washington. Teacher salaries are not competitive. Fueled in large part by a visible hostility toward teachers on the part of Idaho’s elected leadership. Morale is depressed. Too few of Idaho’s high-school graduates continue on to college and too few of them complete their schooling. The Gem State is among only eight states that do nothing in the way of funding early childhood education/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: Do you believe Republican leadership in this state is hostile toward teachers, as the editorial above contends?