Ybarra: 3% Raises For All Teachers

New Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra has changed her teacher pay proposal for next year again, telling the House and Senate Education committees today that she wants all teachers to get 3 percent raises next year. Idaho EdNews reporter Clark Corbin reports that as she did last week, Ybarra again called for a pilot program to phase in a new “career ladder” pay plan for teachers. But when lawmakers pressed her for more specifics on her $25 million plan, she said every district would receive the same amount for teacher pay next year/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here .

Question: Sounds good to me. But I don’t have much confidence left in Superintendent Ybarra. And I suspect legislative budget hawks will have less. Thoughts?