The House Committee on Education voted to pass the controversial bill, which will politicize the tenure process and require college instructors to teach diverse viewpoints, including those that are potentially
Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill that would limit tenure at public higher education institutions, with the House education committee approving it along party lines.
Legislators in Indiana advanced a bill Wednesday that would limit tenure at public colleges and universities, joining conservative lawmakers across the country creating state laws to influence operations on campuses they view as unfriendly or hostile to conservative students and professors.
The Controversial higher education reform bill written by State Senator Spencer Deery passed the House Education Committee Wednesday and is now headed to the full House.
It had a rocky road through the State Senate, but a bill that Republicans say would protect students and faculty from retaliation over their political beliefs is moving its way through the Indiana House.