Wawasee Community School Parents and Community Members,
Tuesday, November 19, is organizational day for the Indiana General Assembly. That day has also been designated as a statewide call to action for education. Teachers from across the state will gather to express their great concerns over state treatment of its public schools and pay for schoolteachers.
Indiana public school funding has lagged behind the rate of inflation since the state took over school general funding a decade ago. Indiana teacher raises trail every other state during the past 15 to 20 years. The recent Indiana General Assembly brought public school increases of 2+%, while private school vouchers and charter school funding jumped over 10%. Click to read more.