Putting Schools On A Starvation Diet

From the top of its ticket down, the Idaho Republican Party has morphed into the champion of public school funding. Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter advertises how he’s “making it a great state to get a good education. We’ve got $35 million back in the classroom.” State Rep. Thyra Stevenson, R-Lewiston, proclaims to television audiences: “I’m positive that great things happen in Idaho schools and my votes show it.” And in accusing Democratic incumbent John Rusche of voting against the GOP school budget, Lewiston Republican Mike Kingsley touts how “Idaho’s Legislature passed the largest education budget since the recession. …” You’d never know it was Otter and his party that put public education on a starvation diet in the first place. Now they’re giving their emaciated victims a stack of saltine crackers and a bowl of tomato soup/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Do you think the Idaho GOP’s new-found love for public education will last?