He didnt like who won the election so, without the approval of the legislature, he just created an agency over the Superintendent and installed a different person more to his liking in charge. Think about that. It should anger and frighten you. Even if you dont care much about education, the fact that this is possible in other areas, too, is cause for concern. What I wonder is, with all the kerfuffle over presidential over reach, why do the conservatives have no problem with this? I am neither Democrat or Republican, but this makes me scratch my head. Heres the kicker, nearly the entire committee, including the figurehead, make significantly more than the elected Suoerintendent. Combined they cost taxpayers over $2 million a year. CECIs attack on Ritz and the Department of Education does not come cheaply. While the elected state superintendent earns $90,000 a year, Fiddian-Green is paid $120,000 a year. Another top CECI staffer was paid $110,000. The Times of Northwest Indiana cited figures from the state auditor in November showing that six of the 16 CECI staffers earned more than $100,000 a year.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:47:45 +0000