Bill Roberts of the Idaho Statesman fills in some more information about the strangely anachronistic "debate" over even "allowing" Idaho schools to spend money on preschool for four year olds. Turns out that the schools would be given permission to seek private or federal funds to pay for the services. The bill being discussed strictly prohibits the use of state funds. Backing the bill is, as is the case across the country, business leaders and a coalition of pre-kindergarten advocates. Opponents, in addition to worrying about some malevalent Orwellian "nanny state," also said that the preschools would be financed "on the backs of Title I children." That's a strange way of thinking about it. The state is unwilling to spend any money on young kids so to serve their interests harms older kids. Bravo to Bill Roberts for laying out these perspectives.