Originally my idea for today’s blog post was to link you with my column today in the Indianapolis Star on why any takeovers or turnarounds should of failing IPS schools should not include anything Superintendent Eugene White has to say. You can read that here.  I argue Dr. White should be fired and after Tuesday […]

Here’s a quick rundown of a few items of note from this past weekend.  Enjoy… There’s been a lot of controversy over an Indiana Supreme Court Decision that says an individual does not have the right to resist an unlawful entry into their home by police.  I’ve embedded the opinion here Barnes v. State of […]

I just read a guest editorial in this morning’s paper by Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy.  And after reading it, once again it would be nice if her campaign and I could put aside our differences and chat because I would love to know why any sane person would advocate more money for Indianapolis Public […]

Some of these Indiana school districts never cease to amaze me. First, Indianapolis Public School Superintendent Eugene White basically flips the state the bird and says he’s going to ignore the law and ban any students who leave the district to go to charter schools or township schools from returning after the official count day […]

Back in January of 2007, I wrote that it was time to give Indianapolis Public Schools the “Barbaro” treatment.   For those of you not familiar with horse racing, Barbaro was a world class Kentucky Derby race horse who broke his leg and had to be shot. Here’s an excerpt… Using the words of Superintendent Eugene […]

I was recently featured in a story in the Indianapolis Business Journal about what I do for a living, which I still can’t figure out.   As part of the story the reporter asked IPS Spokeswoman Mary Louise Bewley what she thought about some of my comments regarding the state’s largest school district.  Her response was […]

I went back and forth before deciding whether to use the above phrase as the title for this blog post.  But the more I thought about it, the more fitting I thought it would be.  I am talking about Dr. Eugene White, Superintendent of the school district that hopefully will one day formerly be known […]

Editor’s Note: I hadn’t planned to blog about Indianapolis Public Schools, but its administration is the gift that just keeps on giving. You would think that if you were an administrator in a school district that has several schools about to be taken over by the state  you would be a little less paranoid and […]

Here’s one to really make your day.  Indianapolis Public School Superintendent Idi Amin, no Papa Doc Duvalier, no Eugene White, has reportedly given his son who works for the district a promotion. Reggie White was a “Behavior Dean” (whatever that was) at Arsenal Tech High School.  He’s been promoted to Assistant Principal.  His salary also […]

There have been a few items of note worth reporting this morning for your amusement and entertainment so here they are…. House Minority Leader Pat Bauer won’t say whether Democrats will exercise the “walk out” option this session as a way to halt the Republican agenda.  The last time Democrats were in the minority, 2005,  […]