The Indiana State Teachers Association will hold a news conference to oppose Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ expected announcement regarding the Trump administration’s plans for an education tax credit scholarship. Indiana leads the nation with 33,000 vouchers issued to students in the 2015 – 16 school year to the detriment of the more than 90 percent of Hoosier kids who attend public schools. Parents, educators and community leaders will speak to the importance of supporting public schools.

WHEN:        

Monday, May 22 from 5:30 – 6 p.m. ET

WHERE: 

Indiana Statehouse, 200 W. Washington St., South Lawn (if inclement weather, ISTA Conference Center, 150 W. Market St., 2nd floor)

WHO:          

Teresa Meredith, ISTA President

Elaine Bultman, ISTA member and teacher

Dr. Ramon Batts, Education Chair, The Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis

GlenEva Dunham, President, American Federation of Teachers – Indiana

Kristina Frey, parent and public education advocate