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NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana's sprawling school choice program would become even larger – and cost around $100 million more per year – under a bill that would also create an even more generous education savings account system. The proposal comes as teacher pay continues to lag the nation, and legislators are scrambling to provide even an inflationary bump to fund traditional K-12 schools. “We should take that money and instead of expanding vouchers start to address the teacher shortage we have,” said Rep. Tonya Pfaff, D-Terre Haute. “We are still in a pa...

The dominance of the Holcomb administration is reflected in this year’s list. Credit: AP Vice President Mike Pence elbow bumps Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb following a round table discussion at Catalent Biologics, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Author: Brian Howey Updated: 11:52 AM EST January 8, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — After two decades of publishing Power 50 lists in the first week of January, this one comes in a true crisis atmosphere. As we watched in horror the U.S. Capitol being overrun by supporters of President Trum...

Editorial Benefits of voucher-expansion proposal would again accrue to those least in need • In 2018, Arizonans petitioned for a ballot referendum on a school voucher expansion bill supported by the legislature and governor, voting 65%-35% against so-called “empowerment scholarship accounts.” • In 2007, Utah voters voted by a margin of 62% to 38% to repeal a voucher plan approved by the legislature. • Voters in California and Michigan rejected voucher initiatives in their respective states by better than 2-to-1 margins in 2000. Voucher advocates spent $14 million promoting the Michi...

It has been about 10 months since the pandemic began to reshape public life in America. But for many kids, 2020 represents much more than 10 months of lost educational progress. As scientists and policymakers raced to determine how best to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, schools across the country shut their doors. Many of these shutdowns occurred practically overnight. Students grappled with the challenges of virtual learning, independent work without direct instructor oversight or, in some cases, a temporary lack of any instruction at all. This fall, some kids physically went b...