INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sweeping education changes called for by Gov. Mitch Daniels have spurred angry protests and some of the harshest rhetoric the Statehouse has heard in years.
Daniels is pushing for teacher merit pay, limited collective bargaining and vouchers that send taxpayer money to private schools.
But teachers say they are "under attack" from the Republican administration. House Minority Leader Patrick Bauer caused some jaws to drop when he said on the House floor last month that teachers are being "Mitch-slapped" by the governor's aggressive agenda.
The fight over Daniels' proposals reflects how passionately both sides feel about the major changes on the horizon. But teachers and Democrats who object to the agenda may not be able to do more than complain. Republicans have total control of the General Assembly.
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