“Indianapolis Public Schools is receiving less and less of the tax dollars intended to support it.” – IPS Board Member Gayle Cosby
That’s their excuse.
They claim there’s no money to keep schools open. They say “difficult decisions” must be made while our kids sit in overcrowded, violent classrooms and teachers scramble to stretch pennies into paychecks.
They say they’re fighting for public education, that IPS belongs to us.
But when it came time to make sacrifices, can you guess who got left behind?
In December 2024, the IPS Board quietly voted to gift themselves taxpayer-funded healthcare—a benefit the Board never had before.
Then—like magic—the district’s self-insurance spend ballooned by over $1 million.
- November 2024 (Before Vote): $2,865,440.98
- December 2024 (Month of Vote): $3,138,836.39
- January 2025: $3,249,346.33
- February 2025: $3,933,608.16
Total Increase: $1,068,167.18 in just three months.
IPS board members refuse to fully fund classrooms and claim there’s no money left.
But somehow, there’s plenty for them.
Board members like Gayle Cosby pretend to be outraged, writing:
“It’s almost as if the ‘powers that be’ do not care if IPS continues to provide traditional public school options or not…”
She’s right.
Because the real “powers that be” are the IPS board itself.
They cut schools. They cut staff. Yet somehow, they always take care of themselves.
From illegally underpaying teachers while giving themselves massive raises to quietly securing taxpayer-funded perks, one thing is clear:
IPS isn’t failing. It’s feeding itself.
They don’t serve students. They don’t serve parents.
They serve themselves.
