Posted on 02/03/2023 9:43:23 AM PST by CFW
Today marks the start of week four of the 2023 legislative session. Perhaps it is just because I am paying closer attention this year, but it really seems like the system is moving at a snail’s pace. Perhaps it is also because other states are leaving us in the dust when it comes to education reform.
Governors Kim Reynolds of Iowa and Spencer Cox of Utah signed legislation last week to make money follow students instead of systems. Meanwhile, our conservative legislators are struggling to get our own school choice bill heard before a committee.
What’s the holdup? Why is Idaho, a state so red that more than 80% of the legislature identifies as Republican, lagging behind Utah, Iowa, Florida, Arizona, and a dozen more states that have passed - or at least introduced - their bills?
(Excerpt) Read more at gemstate.substack.com ...
In Iowa, the dems and some GOP are trying to break the ESA law already.
The Department of Ed is reportedly not happy either, and hinting at federal action.
Yep. Idaho has its RINOs. And too many in positions of power.
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