Senate approves part of education agenda

East Allen Times:

INDIANAPOLIS — The Republican-led Indiana Senate approved several key pieces of GOP Gov. Mitch Daniels' aggressive education agenda Tuesday, including a bill to limit teachers' collective bargaining rights and a bill linking teacher pay to student performance.

Minority Democrats have objected to the proposals and teachers have protested, saying they're under attack from Republicans who control the Statehouse. Union workers protesting a labor bill at the Statehouse on Tuesday held signs urging senators to vote against the education proposals, but Republicans pushed the bills through the chamber and they now move to the Republican-ruled House, where they are expected to meet a friendly audience.....