Letter
Indiana High Court Missteps on Vouchers
To the Editor:
Regarding "Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Voucher Law" (News in Brief, April 3, 2013): In upholding the Republican-sponsored school voucher plan, the Indiana Supreme Court sanctioned the state's doing indirectly what Article I, Section 6 of the state constitution says may not be done directly—divert funds from the treasury to benefit "any religious or theological institution."
Had the legislature had the decency to propose an appropriate amendment to the state constitution, to allow voters to say yea or nay, the voucher plan would not have survived a popular vote, just as state schools Superintendent Tony Bennett, a voucher supporter, failed to survive his bid for re-election last November.
The ruling was hardly a good lesson in ethics for Hoosier children.
Vol. 32, Issue 31, Page 22
Access selected articles, e-newsletters and more!
Viewed
Emailed
Recommended
Commented
Sponsored Whitepapers
• Best Practices in Information Management, Reporting and Analytics for Education
- Chief Innovation Officer
- The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®), Washington, DC
- Instructional Leadership Director
- ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Albany, NY
- Chief Financial Officer
- Hernando County School Board, Brooksville, FL
- Principal - Chicago Metro Area West
- The Menta Group, Hillside, IL
- Senior Advisor, English Language Arts/Literacy Assessment
- Achieve, Washington DC, DC



We encourage lively debate, but please be respectful of others. Profanity and personal attacks are prohibited. By commenting, you are agreeing to abide by our user agreement.
All comments are public.