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HPV. >>> FEBRUARY SHOULD BE A KEY
>>> FEBRUARY SHOULD BE A KEY MONTH FOR STATE EDUCATION
MONTH FOR STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS AS THEY RETOOL
OFFICIALS AS THEY RETOOL INDIANA'S MOST BASIC
INDIANA'S MOST BASIC EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS.
EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS. WE NOW TURN TO STATE IMPACT
WE NOW TURN TO STATE IMPACT EDUCATION REPORTER KYLE STOKES.
EDUCATION REPORTER KYLE STOKES. WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THIS
WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THIS REWRITE OF THE STATE'S ACADEMIC?
REWRITE OF THE STATE'S ACADEMIC? >> WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT APRIL.
>> WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT APRIL. THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION HOPES TO HAVE A DRAFT READY FOR
HOPES TO HAVE A DRAFT READY FOR CONTRIBUTION BY APRIL.
CONTRIBUTION BY APRIL. WE SHOULD PAUSE HERE AND SAY
WE SHOULD PAUSE HERE AND SAY THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL. IT CAN IMPACT WHAT HAPPENS IN
IT CAN IMPACT WHAT HAPPENS IN EVERY CLASSROOM AROUND THE STATE
EVERY CLASSROOM AROUND THE STATE ON A DAILY BASIS AND IT'S
ON A DAILY BASIS AND IT'S ALREADY BEEN A VERY POLITICAL
ALREADY BEEN A VERY POLITICAL PROCESS, AS LAWMAKERS HAVE
PROCESS, AS LAWMAKERS HAVE BALKED AT INDIANA'S PLANS TO USE
BALKED AT INDIANA'S PLANS TO USE NATIONALLY CRAFTED STANDARDS
NATIONALLY CRAFTED STANDARDS KNOWN AS THE COMMON CORE.
KNOWN AS THE COMMON CORE. STATE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ASKED
STATE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ASKED TEAMS OF EDUCATORS AND SUBJECT
TEAMS OF EDUCATORS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO REVIEW THE
MATTER EXPERTS TO REVIEW THE STANDARDS STARTING AROUND
STANDARDS STARTING AROUND VALENTINE'S DAY AS CONTROVERSIAL
VALENTINE'S DAY AS CONTROVERSIAL AS THE COMMON CORE LINE
AS THE COMMON CORE LINE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN, STATE BOARD
STANDARDS HAVE BEEN, STATE BOARD MEMBERS MAY STILL SELECT
MEMBERS MAY STILL SELECT STANDARDS THAT LOOK A LOT LIKE
STANDARDS THAT LOOK A LOT LIKE THEM AT THE END OF THIS REVIEW
THEM AT THE END OF THIS REVIEW PROCESS, BUT STATE'S PREVIOUS
PROCESS, BUT STATE'S PREVIOUS ACADEMIC STANDARDS ARE ALSO UP
ACADEMIC STANDARDS ARE ALSO UP FOR CONSIDERATION.
FOR CONSIDERATION. GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE THIS WEEK
GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE THIS WEEK KEPT MUM ON HOW HE WOULD LIKE TO
KEPT MUM ON HOW HE WOULD LIKE TO SCALE BACK THE STATE'S TAX ON
SCALE BACK THE STATE'S TAX ON BUSINESS EQUIPMENT, SAYING HE
BUSINESS EQUIPMENT, SAYING HE WOULD STILL LIKE TO NEGOTIATE
WOULD STILL LIKE TO NEGOTIATE WITH STATE LAWMAKERS BUT HE
WITH STATE LAWMAKERS BUT HE THINKS THE TIME IS RIGHT TO
THINKS THE TIME IS RIGHT TO SLASH THE TAX.
SLASH THE TAX. BUT THE TAX THEY ARE PROPOSING
BUT THE TAX THEY ARE PROPOSING TO CUT IS A PROPERTY TAX AND
TO CUT IS A PROPERTY TAX AND SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE SEEN
SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE SEEN BIG DINGS TO THEIR PROPERTY TAX
BIG DINGS TO THEIR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES.
REVENUES. THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS USE IT TO
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS USE IT TO PAY FOR THEIR MORTGAGE OR CREDIT
PAY FOR THEIR MORTGAGE OR CREDIT CARD OR BUSES OR BUILDING
CARD OR BUSES OR BUILDING REPAIRS AND THEY ARE LOSING THAT
REPAIRS AND THEY ARE LOSING THAT MONEY BECAUSE OF A STATE
MONEY BECAUSE OF A STATE MANDATED CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF
MANDATED CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
PROPERTY TAXES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN COLLECT AND THESE PROPERTY
CAN COLLECT AND THESE PROPERTY TAX CAPS HAVE COST SCHOOLS A
TAX CAPS HAVE COST SCHOOLS A TOTAL OF $245 MILLION IN
TOTAL OF $245 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUES LAST YEAR
PROPERTY TAX REVENUES LAST YEAR AND THIS MAP SHOWS WHERE MOST OF
AND THIS MAP SHOWS WHERE MOST OF THAT MONEY WAS LOST.
THAT MONEY WAS LOST. THE DARKER THE DISTRICT, THE
THE DARKER THE DISTRICT, THE DEEPER THE HIT TO A SCHOOL
DEEPER THE HIT TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BUDGET AND YOU CAN
DISTRICT'S BUDGET AND YOU CAN SEE MOST DISTRICTS, BECAUSE THEY
SEE MOST DISTRICTS, BECAUSE THEY ARE KIND OF IN THE LIGHTER COLOR
ARE KIND OF IN THE LIGHTER COLOR HERE DIDN'T LOSE THAT MUCH, MORE
HERE DIDN'T LOSE THAT MUCH, MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF DISTRICTS IN
THAN TWO-THIRDS OF DISTRICTS IN THE STATE LOST LESS THAN 5% OF
THE STATE LOST LESS THAN 5% OF THEIR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES BUT
THEIR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES BUT IN THESE DARKER DISTRICTS, THE
IN THESE DARKER DISTRICTS, THE LOSSES WERE BIGGER.
LOSSES WERE BIGGER. A HANDFUL OF DIS STRICTS LOVE
A HANDFUL OF DIS STRICTS LOVE MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR PROPERTY
MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES LIKE THE MUNCIE
TAX REVENUES LIKE THE MUNCIE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THAT YOU SEE
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THAT YOU SEE HERE, MORE THAN 70% LOST AND YOU
HERE, MORE THAN 70% LOST AND YOU HEARD ABOUT CUTS IN MUNCIE TO
HEARD ABOUT CUTS IN MUNCIE TO THE SCHOOL'S BUSSING BUDGET AND
THE SCHOOL'S BUSSING BUDGET AND GEOGRAPHY IS A BIG STORY IN THE
GEOGRAPHY IS A BIG STORY IN THE PROPERTY TAX ISSUE.
PROPERTY TAX ISSUE. MOST OF THE LOSSES TO THE CAPS
MOST OF THE LOSSES TO THE CAPS LAPPED IN INCORPORATED AREAS AND
LAPPED IN INCORPORATED AREAS AND THAT'S BECAUSE PROPERTY OWNERS
THAT'S BECAUSE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE ONE MORE LAYER OF
HAVE ONE MORE LAYER OF GOVERNMENT TO PAY THEIR TAXES TO
GOVERNMENT TO PAY THEIR TAXES TO THEIR CITY, OR THEIR TOWN.
THEIR CITY, OR THEIR TOWN. AND YOU KNOW THAT PROPERTY TAXES
AND YOU KNOW THAT PROPERTY TAXES ARE A TOPIC THAT MAKES PEOPLE'S
ARE A TOPIC THAT MAKES PEOPLE'S HEADS SPIN.
HEADS SPIN. SO HERE'S A VIDEO THAT WE PUT
SO HERE'S A VIDEO THAT WE PUT TOGETHER EXPLAINING HOW PROPERTY
TOGETHER EXPLAINING HOW PROPERTY TAXES FACTOR INTO SCHOOL BUDGETS
TAXES FACTOR INTO SCHOOL BUDGETS AND EXPLAINS THE IMPACT OF THOSE
AND EXPLAINS THE IMPACT OF THOSE CAPS USING ONLY DIXIE CUPS AND A
CAPS USING ONLY DIXIE CUPS AND A COFFEE POT AND JOE, YOU CAN FIND
COFFEE POT AND JOE, YOU CAN FIND THAT ALONG WITH MORE ON THE
THAT ALONG WITH MORE ON THE PROPOSED BUSINESS EQUIPMENT TAX
PROPOSED BUSINESS EQUIPMENT TAX CUT ON OUR BLOG AND, JOE, I
CUT ON OUR BLOG AND, JOE, I PROMISED YOU THAT IT'S A HEAVY
PROMISED YOU THAT IT'S A HEAVY SUBJECT.
SUBJECT. THAT VIDEO IS ACTUALLY FUN.
THAT VIDEO IS ACTUALLY FUN. I HAD A LOT