Dark money clouds IPS election
More information on Stand for Children’s bankrolling of the IPS board election – this time from Steve Hinnefeld.
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Chalkbeat Indiana Distorts the Truth About IPS Board Election Campaign Funding – Dr. Jim Scheurich
Originally posted November 3, 2016 on Kheprw Institute Jim Scheurich, Indianapolis citizen & IUPUI university professor On Friday, October 28th, the Recorder published an article by McCoy of Chalkbeat Indiana called, “Out-of-state money seems to be skipping the IPS board race.” Community activists have repeatedly made the point that major money from wealthy individuals…
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 you were at the top of said ballot, and I was at the very bottom, but I digress. 🙂 Here’s my prediction: public education as we both have known and…
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 I do intend to do, though, is check some rampant white privilege gone awry on facebook. First of all, for those that do not know Larry, he is a political…
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 in Indianapolis. If you are interested in this project, you can find out more about it on the Community Food Box Project Facebook page.
“My Education Story:” Dr. Cosby on Chalkbeat
Dr. Cosby’s entry in Dylan Peers McCoy’s series for Chalkbeat.
This just in from Chicago- Dear Mayor Emanuel: I resign my position as principal of the #1 rated neighborhood school
Dear Mayor Emanuel: In 2010 Chicago Magazine ranked Blaine Elementary School as the 16th best elementary school in Chicago, and the 6th best neighborhood school. After being hired to lead Bla… Source: Dear Mayor Emanuel: I resign my position as principal of the #1 rated neighborhood school in Chicago
Marianette
Dear Reader, Did you know that Marian University now owns a lot more land than it used to? That’s right. Indianapolis Public Schools transferred several acres of land surrounding Cold Spring School last week to Marian University. This acreage included lots of natural habitat along the river as well as three buildings, one of which is the beautiful…
1961 decisions shaped Indy school districts
A neat historical perspective on IPS and the 11 surrounding township school districts through school integration.