The chairman of the Senate Education Committee says Indiana lawmakers won’t push for the district takeover provision outgoing State Superintendent Tony Bennett wanted next session.
A change to how the state counts students could mean two out of every three Indiana school districts could see reductions in their funding in 2012.
91st District Representative Robert Behning will be heading the study committee on education issues, according to a press release issued by Indiana State Speaker of the House Brian Bosma. During the last session, Behning and Bosma authored a number of controversial education bills, including House Enrolled Act 1002 or “The Charter School Act”. He has [...]
Indiana House Education Committee Chair Robert Behning defended his party’s education overhaul as “what’s best for kids, not adults” at a panel discussion at IU on Thursday, while Democrats continued their objections to new laws on collective bargaining, private school vouchers, and teacher merit pay. “What we did this year goes against all research,” panelist [...]
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