Dems/Teacher's Union, FIght Parents' Freedom of Choice in Indiana

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  1. Grokmaster

    Grokmaster Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    ONce again, leftists prove that their only interest is THEMSELVES, and will seek to limit the freedom of anyone who is not in lockstep with their corruption.

    The immensely popular Indiana school voucher program is under attack from the state's Teachers' Union, despite it's proven success,for reason that should be obvious to anyone capable of honest, critical thinking. They DON'T WANT THEIR MONOPOLY ON TAXPAYERS' MONEY DISTURBED, regardless of the fact that the education of the taxpayers' children is what suffers:

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    Indiana school voucher program taking off; lawsuit over popular program will be heard Wednesday


    Indiana’s private school voucher program grew at an unprecedented rate this fall, more than doubling the number of students in its second year.

    If the state’s program continues to grow at that pace, Indiana could challenge Ohio and Wisconsin as the nation’s biggest program as soon as next year.


    However, today the Indiana Supreme Court is to hear arguments challenging the program’s constitutionality.


    The Indiana Department of Education announced Thursday that 9,324 students are now signed up for state-funded vouchers to attend private schools statewide, surging from 3,919 students in the first year and making the program the fastest growing in history.


    The number of schools participating jumped to 289 from 241. The program is now redirecting more than $38 million in state aid from public schools to private schools, although state officials say it saved $4.2 million that was redistributed among all public schools.


    The controversial program is also still under attack.


    The Indiana State Teachers Association, the biggest statewide teacher’s union, is aiming to shut it down. The ISTA-supported lawsuit before the state Supreme Court today charges the program is an unconstitutional mingling of state money and religious institutions. The vast majority of schools accepting vouchers are religiously affiliated.
    “When you look at the dollars coming into program, those are coming right off the top of money going to our public schools,” said Teresa Meredith, ISTA vice president and a plaintiff in the lawsuit. “I see that as a real concern.”




    http://www.indystar.com/article/20121120/NEWS04/121120020?odyssey=obinsite
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    WHat the UnionDemThugs fail to mentions, is that for each student that leaves the horrendous public school system, barely HALF OF THE MONEY SPENJT AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL, GOES WITH HIM/HER, under the voucher program.

    ONce again, ARROGANT LEFTISTS decide that "they know best" despite their ongoing record of educational failure in our public schools, and that taxpayers should not be allowed to spend THEIR MONEY, ON THEIR CHILDRENS' EDUCATIONS, as THEY SEE FIT.

    Nothing is more irritating to the Left, than ACTUAL FREEDOM...obviously.
     
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    Theres no reason for a teachers union, against taxpayers, to exist, except extortion.
     
  3. Grokmaster

    Grokmaster Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    That is exactly WHY they exist....
     

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