Thank you for your kind words and engagement! Please do not hesitate to reach out to my office if you have any questions or concerns. Have a wonderful day!
Under normal circumstances 3.3% and 1.6% increases would be right around inflation rates. Recent years have not been normal circumstances. Considering there is essentially zero evidence that increased funding produces better results, this is not something to be overly concerned about.
Don't know why you are against vouchers. Allowing families a choice in their education is a good thing, and often private schools offer better education than public schools. Increasing the ability of fellow Hoosiers to seek the right education for themselves seems like a good thing, not a bad thing. Fair competition pushes everyone to do better or be left behind.
Yes, the public school system delivers great results in the richest county in the state. Generally what drives good education results isn't funding but culture. More affluent regions tend to have a stronger culture around education than less affluent regions. This is education on easy mode, which is why it can get away with spending so much less per student than IPS. The same can't be said in other districts where the culture is weak towards education, and increased funding is often misappropriated towards administrative staff or other superfluous ventures instead of going towards helping students.
If you want to make a real difference in education you need to focus less on how well schools are funded, and more on how the money is being spent. For example, one of the most important aspects of a child's development and education is making sure they get proper nutrition. Making sure a proper percentage of a schools funding goes to preparing fresh meals on sight, instead of the frozen slop they had when I was a kid, would go much further towards improving education in this state than making sure public schools are increasing state funding at the rate of inflation.
Thank you for your comment and questions regarding charter schools and the voucher program in Indiana. While I understand your approach to certain aspects of the issue at hand, what concerns me most is our special ability learners. Only traditional public schools can provide the mandated accommodations and services that special ability learners need. I worry about the disparity that diverting taxpayer dollars might have for our children with visual impairments, Down Syndrome, auditory disorders and the like, which truly have much less option in schools that can accommodate their needs and provide a supportive learning environment. For this reason, I support the majority of funding going to traditional public schools. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. I appreciate you engagement and I hope you have a good day!
Thank you for your dedication to our community and especially to our children. You are an inspiration and I wish we could clone you!
Thank you for your kind words and engagement! Please do not hesitate to reach out to my office if you have any questions or concerns. Have a wonderful day!
Under normal circumstances 3.3% and 1.6% increases would be right around inflation rates. Recent years have not been normal circumstances. Considering there is essentially zero evidence that increased funding produces better results, this is not something to be overly concerned about.
Don't know why you are against vouchers. Allowing families a choice in their education is a good thing, and often private schools offer better education than public schools. Increasing the ability of fellow Hoosiers to seek the right education for themselves seems like a good thing, not a bad thing. Fair competition pushes everyone to do better or be left behind.
Yes, the public school system delivers great results in the richest county in the state. Generally what drives good education results isn't funding but culture. More affluent regions tend to have a stronger culture around education than less affluent regions. This is education on easy mode, which is why it can get away with spending so much less per student than IPS. The same can't be said in other districts where the culture is weak towards education, and increased funding is often misappropriated towards administrative staff or other superfluous ventures instead of going towards helping students.
If you want to make a real difference in education you need to focus less on how well schools are funded, and more on how the money is being spent. For example, one of the most important aspects of a child's development and education is making sure they get proper nutrition. Making sure a proper percentage of a schools funding goes to preparing fresh meals on sight, instead of the frozen slop they had when I was a kid, would go much further towards improving education in this state than making sure public schools are increasing state funding at the rate of inflation.
Thank you for your comment and questions regarding charter schools and the voucher program in Indiana. While I understand your approach to certain aspects of the issue at hand, what concerns me most is our special ability learners. Only traditional public schools can provide the mandated accommodations and services that special ability learners need. I worry about the disparity that diverting taxpayer dollars might have for our children with visual impairments, Down Syndrome, auditory disorders and the like, which truly have much less option in schools that can accommodate their needs and provide a supportive learning environment. For this reason, I support the majority of funding going to traditional public schools. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. I appreciate you engagement and I hope you have a good day!