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A MUST READ! Think National, Fight Local: The Story of Indianapolis and the DPE (Destroy Public Education) Movement
This is a piece that myself, Jim Scheurich (IUPUI Professor) and Nate Williams (Knox College Professor) wrote for Diane Ravitch’s blog: https://dianeravitch.net/. Please share,…
The Sam’s Club of Schooling: IPS’s Innovation Network
Affording charter schools the opportunity to “buy in bulk” comes at a cost to IPS.
Guest Blog: IPS and Alternative Ed
Is our IPS “dumping” certain students into alternative programs to increase its grad rate? This is a possibility for any district according to “Hidden…
A nail in the coffin
I’m back. Well, I never really left. But someone else has returned. This month the brand new IPS board saw it fit to appoint Patrick…
Closing Comments
Tonight marked my last board meeting as an Indianapolis Public Schools commissioner. I have included a video of my closing comments below. This was but…
Dark money clouds IPS election
More information on Stand for Children’s bankrolling of the IPS board election – this time from Steve Hinnefeld.
Dear Prez.
President Obama, I was proud to share the ballot with you in 2012 as an elected public school board member from Indianapolis, Indiana. Of course…
On being silenced
I don’t know Larry Vaughn on a personal level, and I’m not inside his mind, so I don’t intend to speak for him. What…
Community Food Box Project
This isn’t on my usual topic of education, but this is a blog post from my daughter who has started the Community Food Box Project…