The New Year is a time for reflection and planning. Many people enjoy reading top ten lists from the past year as well as making New Year’s Resolutions. Last year I suggested some New Year’s Resolutions for teachers. This year I have a few more to suggest…only this year they’re resolutions for legislators and education policymakers (and even billionaires who think their money qualifies them to pontificate on education).
…more than 50% of the state budget goes to education!
The first and most important is to take some time this year to learn something about education before you start making laws, pronouncements, or restrictions for public schools. Indiana politicians — especially those who don’t know anything about public schools — love telling us that “more than 50% of the state budget goes to education” though I’ve never heard any add that the “more than 50%” includes ever-increasing amounts for religious and private school vouchers as well as money for privately run charter schools. If we’re spending that much money on education, then shouldn’t the people who are passing out the cash know something about what it’s going to be used for?
Since 2011, a lot of the legislation passed in the Indiana General Assembly and CONTINUE READING: Another set of New Year’s Resolutions | Live Long and Prosper
