Christina Smith and her Indianapolis Education Justice Coalition (IEJC) are branded as champions of Indianapolis Public Schools, railing against charter schools and the “privatization of education.” Smith’s failed IPS board campaign leaned heavily on her claim that her kids attended IPS, using it to bolster her credibility as a public education advocate.

But here’s the truth: It was recently revealed that Smith pulled her kids out of IPS and enrolled them in “highly rated charter schools.” Meanwhile, her campaign Facebook page still conveniently suggests her kids are IPS students. Misleading? Absolutely.

Unable to secure a seat on the IPS board herself, Smith found another way to stay in the game: by funding and propping up Gayle Cosby’s 2024 campaign through her special interest group IEJC. Two anti-charter hypocritical peas in the pod Smith and Cosby make, what with them both vocally opposing charters while sending their own kids to top-rated charter schools.

Lest we not forget—Cosby also sent her children to charter schools.

Together, Smith and Cosby have built an echo chamber of hypocrisy, publicly denouncing charter schools while their own choices reveal that they know charters provide opportunities IPS can’t.