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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
HERE. >> GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE SAYS
>> GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE SAYS HE'LL EXPAND THE STATE SCHOOL
HE'LL EXPAND THE STATE SCHOOL VOUCHER TO INCLUDE PRE-K.
VOUCHER TO INCLUDE PRE-K. >> EVEN ADVOCATES MAKING
>> EVEN ADVOCATES MAKING STUDENTS END UP IN GOOD
STUDENTS END UP IN GOOD PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS WOULD BE KEY
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS WOULD BE KEY TO THAT SUCCESS.
TO THAT SUCCESS. LET'S BRING IF IN KYLE STOKES.
LET'S BRING IF IN KYLE STOKES. KYLE DOES THE THEY SORT HAVE
KYLE DOES THE THEY SORT HAVE SOME DATA.
SOME DATA. THERE'S A SYSTEM THAT RATES THE
THERE'S A SYSTEM THAT RATES THE PR
PR PRE-K PROGRAMS.
PRE-K PROGRAMS. CURRENTLY ONE IN 10 PRE-K
CURRENTLY ONE IN 10 PRE-K PROGRAMS HAS A GOLD STANDARD
PROGRAMS HAS A GOLD STANDARD RATING.
RATING. IF PENCE'S IDEA TO OFFER
IF PENCE'S IDEA TO OFFER VOUCHERS UP TO 155% EARLY
VOUCHERS UP TO 155% EARLY LEARNING ADVOCATES SUGGEST THAT
LEARNING ADVOCATES SUGGEST THAT THE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE
THE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REVAMP
REVAMP REVAMPED.
REVAMPED. >> THEY HAVE ALL COME IN
>> THEY HAVE ALL COME IN PROPERTY TAX ON BUSINESS
PROPERTY TAX ON BUSINESS EQUIPMENT.
EQUIPMENT. AND THE CATCH IS ABOUT A THIRD
AND THE CATCH IS ABOUT A THIRD OF INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE
OF INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE SEEN 10% OF THEIR PROPERTY TAX
SEEN 10% OF THEIR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES DRY UP OVER THE PAST
REVENUES DRY UP OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.
THREE YEARS. CUTTING THE PERSONAL PROPERTY
CUTTING THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX WILL HELP THEM REMAIN
TAX WILL HELP THEM REMAIN ECONOM
ECONOM ECONOMICALLY EFFICIENT.
ECONOMICALLY EFFICIENT. >> I'M CONFIDENT WE CAN DO THAT
>> I'M CONFIDENT WE CAN DO THAT IN A WAY THAT WILL NOT
IN A WAY THAT WILL NOT DISADVANTAGE OUR LOCAL
DISADVANTAGE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES OR OUR SCHOOLS.
COMMUNITIES OR OUR SCHOOLS. >> AND THOSE DETAILS MIGHT
>> AND THOSE DETAILS MIGHT ALLOWING INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES TO
ALLOWING INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES TO DROP THE TAX OR RAISING COUNTY
DROP THE TAX OR RAISING COUNTY INCOME TAXES TO MAKE UP FOR THAT
INCOME TAXES TO MAKE UP FOR THAT CUT.
CUT. >> WHETHER THEY'LL LAUNCH A
>> WHETHER THEY'LL LAUNCH A FORMAL INTERVENTION AT A
FORMAL INTERVENTION AT A TROUBLED EVAN VILVILLE SCHOOL.
TROUBLED EVAN VILVILLE SCHOOL. >> BUT THE SCHOOLS ALREADY LOW
>> BUT THE SCHOOLS ALREADY LOW TEST SCORES DROPPED
TEST SCORES DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY LAST YEAR.
SIGNIFICANTLY LAST YEAR. >> GLENDA RITZ HAVE GIVEN ANY
>> GLENDA RITZ HAVE GIVEN ANY INDICATION WHETHER THEY'D LIKE
INDICATION WHETHER THEY'D LIKE TO STEP IN AT GLENN WOOD.
TO STEP IN AT GLENN WOOD. WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A THROUGH
WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A THROUGH F LETTER GRADES.
F LETTER GRADES. WE'LL