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Molly Messick \/ StateImpact Idaho<\/p>

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna held a roundtable meeting with Idaho media yesterday. It was the first time Luna had spoken publicly since voters rejected the Students Come First laws.<\/p><\/div>\n

Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna kept quiet last week after voters overwhelmingly rejected the three education laws known as Students Come First<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When the superintendent did at last take questions yesterday, his tone was conciliatory.\u00a0 He stressed the importance of all sides finding agreement.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s critical that we work together and identify parts of the legislation that have support amongst all stakeholders,” Luna said.<\/p>\n

That message isn’t wholly different from the one expressed by those who campaigned against the laws.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

“If we want to talk about real education reform in a serious way, all of the stakeholders need to be involved from the get-go,” said “Vote No” spokesman Brian Cronin on election night as favorable returns trickled in.\u00a0 “The top-down mandate approach simply doesn’t work.”<\/p>\n

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