Should Indiana’s Top Education Official Have Past Experience Working In Schools?
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Lawmakers changed state law in 2017 to move the position that oversees the State Department of Education from an elected one to an appointment from the governor, starting in 2025.The 2025 deadline was, in part, to allow current Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick to run for a second term.
But she announced last fall she won’t run for re-election, and lawmakers want the governor to appoint her successor.Should Indiana's Top Education Official Have Past Experience Working In Schools?
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As lawmakers push forward a measure for the governor to appoint the state’s next schools chief starting in 2021, some question the requirements for the job. Lawmakers changed state law in 2017 to move the position that oversees the State Department of Education from an elected one to an appoiProperty taxes are the primary source of revenue for local governments, but the caps limit the amount of money they can receive.
Study: Local Governments Have Less Revenue Than 2007 Thanks To Property Tax Caps
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Local governments across Indiana are taking in less revenue than they did before 2007. That’s according to a new study from Indiana University’s O’Neil School of Public and Environmental Affairs. The study says the decline in revenue is a direct result of property tax caps championed by former...The Senate narrowly approved a bill to create redistricting standards for lawmakers. That includes keeping communities together whenever possible and ignoring incumbent legislators’ addresses.
But House Elections Committee Chair Tim Wesco (R-Osceola) isn’t a fan of the bill.Time Running Out For Comprehensive Redistricting Reform
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Time is running out for Indiana to enact comprehensive redistricting reform before state lawmakers are due to redraw legislative districts in 2021. Such reform is essentially dead this session – and even modest changes are unlikely. The Senate narrowly approved a bill to create redistricti