[Vision2020] Court upholds big part of Luna's ed reforms

[Sue Hovey]

You are right, Donovan.  We still have great teachers here, and I am so grateful for all of them.  But they are leaving.  Just this year I wrote 5 recommendations for Nationally Certified teachers—4 for other states, one for higher ed.  All 5 got the jobs they applied for and left Idaho public schools.  And what worries me as well, because I hear it in conversations with those great teachers,  is that teachers aren’t promoting the profession to their children.  Teachers, very often, come from families of teachers.  The Idaho Republican Party (with some dedicated exceptions such as Tom Trail) have denigrated Idaho teachers through those laws and their public stance.  What caring parent wouldn’t want to spare a child this experience?  

It’s time for responsible Republicans, who care about public schools and public higher education, to undo this damage.  1/3 of the teachers in Idaho are Republicans, but they cannot  do it alone.  Democrats don’t have the numbers to do it, although we can certainly help.   As I went around Moscow with my petitions to overturn the Luna Laws, Republicans were as willing to sign them as Democrats.  Actually I found very few citizens who weren’t willing to sign them, even the petition to recall Luna.  It’s also important to remember, Luna didn’t do this alone.  Butch Otter was right there with him, as were a majority of the members of the Legislature.  Not one Democrat voted for those laws—every one who did had an R after his name.  It’s also important to keep in context, in at least one of the Republican redistricting proposals, every Republican who voted against the Luna laws was gerrymandered, and anyone who believes that was unintentional—well surely no one on this site believes it, so it’s probably a moot point here. 

Sue H. 

From: Donovan Arnold 
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 9:57 PM
To: Moscow Cares 
Cc: Moscow Vision 2020 ; Penni Cyr 
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Court upholds big part of Luna's ed reforms

They haven't all left yet, Tom. So we know Luna's plan isn't working as well as he had hoped. 

We all know that Tom Luna is hiding deep underground in his secret lair surrounded by his ultra-conservative co-conspirators banging his fist on the board of uneducation making his big belly wobble like a giant full of jello, shouting, "What else do I have to do to rid Idaho of these selfless individuals and end quality education once and for all!" We know above Tom Luna is a Vizio 60 inch plasma monitor with a big head of Butch Otter glaring down at him, and saying, "You better finish them off Luna, or you will feel the wrath of the Idaho Republican Leadership come your next Primary and we unselect you for the party nomination." 

Donovan Arnold


From: Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com>
To: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
Cc: Moscow Vision 2020 <Vision2020 at moscow.com>; Penni Cyr <cpenni at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2011 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Court upholds big part of Luna's ed reforms


Donovan Arnold stated:

"I am thankful that Idaho teachers care enough about students not to leave after they way they are so badly treated and disrespected by the Idaho government."

Au contraire, Mr. Arnold.

As Sue Hovey and Penni Cyr have stated in the past, many quality teachers have sought greener pastures elsewhere once the stench from Luney Luna's office began to spread.

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho





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