‘Today Cosby has become disillusioned with the cause promoted by her original campaign investors: “Cosby has since taken up the role as the board’s main dissenter.”‘ I was interviewed by the American Prospect magazine recently on the campaign contributions that I received in 2012. That article is not yet released in its entirety (still only…
Indy, be warned: a system of unified-enrollment school choice will be here soon – – ‘The school-choice policy idea in Chicago creates a stratified, classist society,’ argues Rita Raichoudhuri, the principal of Wells High School, a neighborhood school that has struggled with declining enrollment despite improvements in the school’s dropout, graduation, and attendance rates in…
Sometimes, even though I have a front row seat to the antics and stupidity, I still can’t believe what I’m seeing. The pic from the movie “Friday” pretty much sums up my thoughts on this one… I am personally disappointed in the outcome of the most recent debacle concerning the failure to report to DCS….
I would like to inform my readers of two upcoming meetings: A board retreat will be held on the 2nd floor of the Arsenal building from 2:30 to 6:30. Various topics will be discussed. This is open to the public. A special called meeting will be held Tuesday evening, March 7th at the Ed Center. …
The full text of my speech is in an earlier blog post, but here is the video of how it actually went down. The amount of support I have received has really been crazy. Thank you all for your kind w… Source: My speech to the IPS School Board on 2/25/16
Source: Segregation Forever? | Teaching Tolerance Although this article focuses on the southern states, the implications for racially isolated schools and white flight are also seen in Indianapolis. Gentrification of the inner city creates a predicament – where will the newly arrived children, of higher socioeconomic status and usually white – attend school? See my…
An important narrative that is often overlooked: the teachers. Here a brave soul decides to bare it all.
Source: Indianapolis Will Lose Lone Critic on School Board; Full Steam Ahead for “Reform”
Here is an update on the status of the Law and Public Policy Magnet. It was moved from Shortridge to Tech location last year in order to give the Shortridge building to Gambold HS.
