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Pence carries on the Bennett/Daniels agenda - and how!
From NWI Politics
INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana's schools would minimize constitutionally mandated focus on general "knowledge and learning," and become worker training centers from the earliest grades under an agenda announced Tuesday by Gov. Mike Pence.
Declaring his intention to move the state from education "reform" to education "innovation," he set a goal that "the K-12 experience should lead seamlessly to training that provides the best industry certifications or to an affordable college degree -- both of which, in turn, lead to jobs that are in demand today."
Declaring his intention to move the state from education "reform" to education "innovation," he set a goal that "the K-12 experience should lead seamlessly to training that provides the best industry certifications or to an affordable college degree -- both of which, in turn, lead to jobs that are in demand today."
And the bad ideas keep on coming...
He called on the GOP-controlled General Assembly to make it easier for charter schools to open -- there are 71 charter schools -- and to permit charters take over unused public school buildings.
Besides buildings, public schools also could lose some of their best teachers to charter schools under Pence's plan. His "Choices for Teachers" program would pay public school teachers a stipend to leave their current school for a low-performing charter school.
Besides buildings, public schools also could lose some of their best teachers to charter schools under Pence's plan. His "Choices for Teachers" program would pay public school teachers a stipend to leave their current school for a low-performing charter school.
Now that's odd - I thought our public school teachers were lousy and the charters were a cure. Explain again why he would throw money at poor teachers to come to charters? I have another idea - how about closing the crappy charters? It's the preferred solution for allegedly failing public schools...
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