Education

Arika Herron
May 11, 2023 - Education

Vouchers could accelerate shift away from public schools

Data: National Center for Education Statistics; Note: Includes pre-primary, elementary and secondary education. Data for Louisiana and Virginia are unavailable. Map: Tory Lysik/Axios Visuals

The massive expansion of Indiana's private school voucher program stands to supercharge a trend already accelerated by the pandemic — students are fleeing the state's public schools.

Why it matters: Public schools lose funding as they lose students, and some schools have been forced to shutter altogether.

Arika Herron
May 4, 2023 - Education

Ousted Taylor professor raises academic freedom concerns

Photo illustration of Julie Moore next to a photo grid featuring Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Photo Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios. Photo: Courtesy of Julie Moore, Zach Gibson/Stringer, Historical, Stephen F. Somerstein/Getty Images

A professor at Taylor University — a private Christian institution in northeast Indiana — says she's been let go for teaching about racial and social justice issues.

Driving the news: Julie Moore, a nontenure-track professor at Taylor since 2017, told Axios she'll be out of a job this summer after a new provost raised concerns about the content of her English composition course.

Arika Herron
Apr 26, 2023 - Education

Vouchers expanded in final budget deal

Photo illustration of Indiana state capitol building, with radiating lines.

Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios

Indiana's controversial private school voucher program — already one of the largest in the country — will see a massive expansion over the next two years as lawmakers raise the income-eligibility to families making far above the state's average income.

Driving the news: Members of the House and Senate GOP caucuses released their compromise budget deal Wednesday afternoon.

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