Protect us : With new COVID-19 vaccine plan, when will Indiana s teachers be vaccinated? Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star
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When the state rolled out a new COVID-19 vaccine plan prioritizing the state’s oldest residents last week, it left a lot of Indiana teachers asking the question: what about us?
The state’s original vaccine plan prioritized teachers and other essential workers in the second group of Hoosiers that would have access to the vaccine, right after frontline health care workers and longterm care facility residents. The thinking at the time was that those are the individuals most likely to be exposed to the virus while doing critical work. That original vaccine plan, though, has been amended,
Updated: 8:21 AM EST January 12, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana State Teachers Association has released a statement, expressing its disappointment in the Indiana State Department of Health s decision to not include teachers as next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine. For months, teachers have put their lives at risk to ensure Hoosier children receive a quality education during the pandemic – all while being told they would be prioritized when the moment came for a vaccine, said IST President Keith Gambill.
Each state has created its own plan for deciding who will be vaccinated first and how they can receive vaccines.
In Indiana, the ISDH has made the vaccine available to health care workers, people who have exposure to COVID-19 infectious material, first responders (fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, reservists and volunteers) and people 80 and older.
Indiana s last elected superintendent: A look back at the legacy of Jennifer McCormick Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star
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Jennifer McCormick left office last week quietly. She granted no end-of-term interviews, made no public appearances in her final days and issued no final statement unless you count her tweets.
It was a change for Indiana s last elected state superintendent of public instruction who, despite initial skepticism from the state s teachers and public school advocates, was generally outspoken when it came to what she thought was best for the state s students even when that meant a split her Republican counterparts.
Ending Indiana school voucher program won’t help fix teacher pay, commission says by Margaret Menge, The Center Square | December 28, 2020 03:00 PM Print this article
Indiana’s school voucher program does not cost the state money and eliminating it will not help increase teacher pay, the governor’s commission on teacher pay said in a new report.
The idea that eliminating school vouchers would allow the state to fix the problem of low teacher pay is “flawed for several reasons,” the report says, explaining the voucher program was set up to provide more funding for students in public schools than for students in private schools.