Teacher's Union to Sue Over School Funding

Indiana’s largest teacher's union says it will sue the state over how it funds public schools. The Indiana State Teacher’s Association says it will file suit on behalf of nine parents in eight school districts around the state. The suit will name Governor Daniels, State School Superintendent Suellen Reed and the State Board of Education has defendants. The I-S-T-A says the suit will claim that the state does not give public schools enough money to meet mandated performance standards. And I-S-T-A officials say the state’s funding formula is "arbitrary" and "irrational" when it comes to spending on students who have special needs.