Massive 'Red For Ed' rally unlikely to result in immediate changes to Indiana schools, GOP leaders

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Massive 'Red For Ed' rally unlikely to result in immediate changes to Indiana schools, GOP leaders caution


INDIANAPOLIS — The 15,000 Hoosier teachers expected to rally for higher wages and school accountability changes Tuesday at the Statehouse should not anticipate immediate action by the General Assembly on either priority.

That's the message from the Republican leaders of the Indiana House and Senate, who said Monday they plan to use the massive "Red For Ed" event to educate the educators about the efforts lawmakers already have made to boost teacher pay and improve Indiana schools.

"All we can do is give the message, give the facts, and we'll have to let people make up their own minds. Currently, teachers only hear what their association lets them know," said Speaker of the House Brian Bosma, referring to the Indiana State Teachers Association labor union to which many Hoosier teachers belong.

Bosma and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray noted the 2020-21 Indiana budget, enacted in April, increases funding for kindergarten through 12th grade education by a record $763 million compared to the 2018-19 spending plan, with the decision of how to spend most of that money entirely in the hands of local school boards.

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(Northwest Indiana Times)