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 […]
This is the second installment in a series of blog posts this week regarding the possible takeover of several failing Indianapolis Public Schools by the State of Indiana. When I was a young boy growing up, my grandmother used to have a saying. She used to say “you don’t believe fat meat is greasy.” To […]
I hadn’t planned to start posting again until tomorrow, but I didn’t want to wait and thought this was a topic definitely worth discussing. So here is part one. This week I’m focusing my blog posts to education and the likelihood the Indiana Department of Education will intervene and take over several failing Indianapolis Public […]
As you can imagine, I’m taking a couple days off to commemorate Memorial Day. There are the family cookout traditions, but of course Memorial Day is about remembering the men and women who died serving this country so we can enjoy our freedoms. I’ll be back on Tuesday. I’m going to spend a lot of […]
I’ve decided to do some follow up to Indianapolis Public School Superintendent Eugene White’s statements about banning charter school students from returning to the district if they leave. I sent the district the following open records request asking it to spell out the policy/legal authority for Dr. White’s decision. I also asked them for a […]
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 […]
Indianapolis Public Schools say declining enrollment and state budget cuts are forcing them to layoff more than 370 teachers in order to save nearly $20 million. While this may seem tragic, there’s something here that just doesn’t quite add up. First of all, the total injustice and fundamental unfairness of teachers losing their jobs based […]
I had someone contact me yesterday with what I thought was a legitimate criticism. They asked me that if were in charge of Indianapolis Public Schools, what would I do to make them better, provided I had the same power as Dr. Eugene White. I thought it was a fair question. After all, if you’re […]
