Rep. Vernon G. Smith: Indiana Republican education policies have failed to address the root of our problem

Hoosier children deserve better than the education system that nearly 20 years of Republican control has left us with in Indiana. Instead of robust solutions, the legislative supermajority churns out a patchwork of special interest-backed policies year after year. While our state drops in rank when it comes to academic performance, the policies passed by the General Assembly fail to address the root of the issues plaguing our system as a whole. We may roll out measures that manage the symptoms, but Republican lawmakers continue to miss the mark when...