By the way, this list doesn't have to only include
our elected representatives. Non Governmental Organizations (NGO),
foundations, and other groups can be named here as well.
To be fair, I'm going to list the positives, as well as the negatives.
Today, I am starting with Rep. Vernon Smith (D-Gary) and Indiana
University's CEEP. Please feel free to write
me with any suggestions for this page, as well as additions
to this list.
People who don't like educational choice
and why
• Rep. Vernon Smith (D-Gary)
• Indiana
University's Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP)
Also read the 2005 CEEP report: Homeschooling
in Indiana: A Closer Look.
These names were named because of the following clip from the
Indiana Chamber of Commerce "Education
Notes" Newsletter.
Charter Schools - More Attacks, More Misunderstanding
A new new
report from Indiana
University's Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP)
notes continuing misunderstanding about charter schools - while
spurring even more headlines throughout the state that are actually
adding to that confusion rather than clearing up gross misperceptions.
Indeed, the report has already caused one state legislator, Rep.
Vernon Smith (D-Gary), to call for a moratorium on charter schools.
At the heart of CEEP's report is the shortsighted suggestion that
charter schools in Indiana are performing no better than traditional
public schools. Read
full story
Our elected officials (and some other organizations) need
to be made aware of whom they work for.
