Alva Review-Courier -

The House and Senate are still working to come to consensus on an education plan that will add more funding to public schools, reward teachers and give parents more choices for their children. I know a lot has been said back and forth, and it's taking longer than we hoped. But we are working on this daily, and we still have plenty of time to produce a good product. It's sometimes messy when you live in a glass house where people get to see the work in its gritty detail, but it's better to be transparent. Hopefully, we will all be able to live with the final result.

Last week was the deadline f...