War On Education
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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It’s nice to see we can blame Obamacare for just about everything. According to WCS Supt. Craig Hintz, it could shorten teacher assistant’s hours from 32 per week to 29.5. However, we could place some of the blame for the financial shortfall squarely on the $900 million cut in funding our schools have received at the hands of our Republican Governor Mitch Daniels. Given the attacks our public education system has suffered at the hands of the Tea Party candidates, I seriously doubt the Republican candidate for Governor Mike Pence will do anything to stop the war on our public schools, and essentially the war on our children.
Enter democratic candidate for the governor of the state of Indiana, John Gregg.
I listened to John Gregg speak at the St. Regis club recently. I was impressed by the passion that seem to rise up when he spoke about the ending the war on our public school system. Saying, if elected, on his first day in office that war will stop. He went on to say that teachers he met with had no problems with accountability and recognized the need for better student performance. To me, the problem lies in the approach that Republicans have taken to achieve these goals. Simply put by withholding or reducing funding for a school system that has seen a consistent growth in the number of students due to a consistently growing population. Once again another case of GOP reverse logic. I am glad John Gregg recognizes this as a major problem.
John Gregg also went on to speak about his 16 years in the state legislature and time spent as speaker of the Indiana State House giving him the ability to get started the first day on the job. He spoke of his experience in the energy industry and ideas about utilizing the vast stores of methane gas and coal we have here in Indiana to our better advantage. He also went on to speak to his ability to reach across the aisle and work out the differences that would allow our lawmakers to actually do their job and run the state. A person with that amount of experience would be a good choice regardless of his political ideology. He seemed very personable, warm, genuine and down to earth.
Vote for John Gregg, democratic candidate for the governor of the state of Indiana.
Ted Carter
Leesburg, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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It’s nice to see we can blame Obamacare for just about everything. According to WCS Supt. Craig Hintz, it could shorten teacher assistant’s hours from 32 per week to 29.5. However, we could place some of the blame for the financial shortfall squarely on the $900 million cut in funding our schools have received at the hands of our Republican Governor Mitch Daniels. Given the attacks our public education system has suffered at the hands of the Tea Party candidates, I seriously doubt the Republican candidate for Governor Mike Pence will do anything to stop the war on our public schools, and essentially the war on our children.
Enter democratic candidate for the governor of the state of Indiana, John Gregg.
I listened to John Gregg speak at the St. Regis club recently. I was impressed by the passion that seem to rise up when he spoke about the ending the war on our public school system. Saying, if elected, on his first day in office that war will stop. He went on to say that teachers he met with had no problems with accountability and recognized the need for better student performance. To me, the problem lies in the approach that Republicans have taken to achieve these goals. Simply put by withholding or reducing funding for a school system that has seen a consistent growth in the number of students due to a consistently growing population. Once again another case of GOP reverse logic. I am glad John Gregg recognizes this as a major problem.
John Gregg also went on to speak about his 16 years in the state legislature and time spent as speaker of the Indiana State House giving him the ability to get started the first day on the job. He spoke of his experience in the energy industry and ideas about utilizing the vast stores of methane gas and coal we have here in Indiana to our better advantage. He also went on to speak to his ability to reach across the aisle and work out the differences that would allow our lawmakers to actually do their job and run the state. A person with that amount of experience would be a good choice regardless of his political ideology. He seemed very personable, warm, genuine and down to earth.
Vote for John Gregg, democratic candidate for the governor of the state of Indiana.
Ted Carter
Leesburg, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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