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Category: Indiana Writers Group
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The Weighted Student Formula: Is There a Better Way to Fund Indiana Education?
Indiana Writers Group column for release March 14 and thereafter 655 words by Lisa Snell In Indiana, like most states, school funding is not attached to the child; families cannot easily choose between local public schools based on quality. As a consequence, public schools have no incentive to improve because children have no right of…
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The Slippery Slope of Curriculum Mandates
Indiana Writers Group column for March 7 and thereafter 730 words By Andrea Neal The Indiana House has forwarded to the Senate a bill requiring that Indiana public schools “include a study of the Holocaust in each high school United States history course.” As curriculum mandates go, this one isn’t too onerous. Any history teacher…
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Full-Day Kindergarten: Is it Worth the Money?
Indiana Writers Group column for Feb 28 648 words By Lisa Snell Gov. Mitch Daniels proposed a full-day kindergarten plan in his State of the State address and the Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that would make full-day kindergarten available to Indiana children this fall. When fully implemented, the price tag could reach $285…