Morning Bell: School Voucher Expansion, Campus Safety, Cursive Writing

Kyle Stokes / StateImpact Indiana

Students at Our Lady of Hungary Catholic school in South Bend greet Gov. Mitch Daniels. Proposed legislation would expand the state's Choice Scholarship program to make siblings of current students eligible for vouchers.

More dollars for failing schools? – “Education policy that trumpets accountability seems to demand little of it from voucher schools. If the General Assembly’s voucher supporters believe they are making policy based on sound data, they need to produce the data.” (There’s a Senate Education Committee hearing scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. We’ll have an update later on the Choice Scholarship program.)  Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Guns On Campus No Guarantee Against Sexual Assault – “The premise is that armed students could better protect themselves from aggressors, including sexual abusers. But IU Sexual Assault Services Center counselor Debbie Melloan says a gun might offer less protection against rape than it would seem to.” Indiana Public Media

Education bills bubbling up all over the statehouse – “Lots of education bills are introduced each year. Most of them go nowhere. A few get serious discussion but then are not adopted and a handful will become law.” Get On The Bus

Let’s Write Off Cursive – “Leising is concerned that students won’t be able to read cursive if they don’t learn it. It’s a valid point, but I can’t honestly remember the last time I saw a student write in cursive in my class.” Indy Democrat