News Leader: Education is more important than tourism

It seems bizarre that someone should have to say this, but in the "Roses and Thorns' column on today's Springfield News-Leader opinion page, the News-Leader Editorial Board put it on the line concerning the new law requiring school districts to start classes no more than 10 days before Labor Day (or go through extra steps in order to do so):

A THORN: To the Missouri General Assembly for requiring school districts to jump through hoops in order to begin the school year more than 10 days before Labor Day. Don't they get it yet? Education is more important than tourism or family vacations.

Apparently, education is not quite as important as campaign contributions from the tourism industry.