Focusing on key issues
Let’s talk about neoliberalism, gentrification and race instead of who-said-what at the last meeting.
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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, and let us know what is happening in your area if you are reading from outside Indianapolis.
IPS is closing 3 High Schools!
Jim Scheurich, IUPUI professor on the racial impact of the proposed closure of three IPS high schools.
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 Dropouts: how high schools game the system by dumping underachievers into alternative programs.” http://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170221/281479276181361 Except for the recent scandal at IPS #28, we don‘t hear much from the IPS Alt…
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 Herrel to be the Director of Student Enrollment and Options. Who is Patrick Herrel? He was the right hand man to David Harris, CEO of the Mind Trust. The Mind…
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 one chapter in my journey. I plan to continue advocacy for not only IPS, but the strengthening of public schools in general. Thank you to everyone who supported me in…
Dark money clouds IPS election
More information on Stand for Children’s bankrolling of the IPS board election – this time from Steve Hinnefeld.