Seven Days to Real Reform
The Indiana Senate voted Tuesday to concur with the House on SB 575 and send a bill to Governor Mitch Daniels’ desk that would limit collective bargaining in teachers union contracts to wages and benefits and eliminate layoffs based solely on seniority.
Score one for the good guys and for education reform.
This is the first education reform measure to make it out of both chambers and head to the Governor. And when you throw in more charter schools (with the appropriate accountability), vouchers, merit-based pay for teachers, and the possible state takeover of several failing schools in Indianapolis, education reform is looking pretty good right now.
All that is just seven legislative days away from taking place. The only thing more exciting than watching reform be created, will be to watch it implemented.
Like I said, score a big one for the good guys!
