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Bennett addresses wife’s connection to charter schools organization
BySome WTHR viewers have pointed out a connection between the wife of Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett and the Indiana Public Charter Schools Association.
When asked if she were employed by the organization, Bennett responded, “No, she’s not. My wife served as a consultant for the Indiana Public Charter Schools Association. She separated herself from her contract as a consultant a week ago last Thursday.”
Bennett went on to say, “I wonder how many of our organizations who feel that that’s a valid attack would also attack the members of our General Assembly – who, by the way, vote on legislation and I don’t – who are employed by our state’s higher ed institutions, who receive money from the General Assembly, or who are public school teachers whose corporations receive money, have they accused them of engaging in some type of conflict of interest?”
Watch our complete interview here (this question is addressed in the final minute of the interview.)
3 Comments
February 15th, 2011 at 10:14 am
BOOM! Roasted! You tell it how it really is Tony.
March 8th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Yes, tell it like it is. She seperated herself a week ago after all the heat that he is taking for supporting charter schools. If he can’t see that is a conflict of interest, then he is delusional. He bashes public education, pushes charter schools and his wife benefits.
May 6th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
What keeps Tony Bennett’s wife from resuming her association with the charter school organization after these laws are enacted.