Did you know that Indiana is so hell bent on corporate education reform models that ALEC has named a 2016 legislation package in our honor called the (drumroll please…) “Indiana Education Reform Package“: “Indiana Education Reform Package creates a voucher program, using taxpayer funds to subsidize private for-profit and religious schools and limits teachers’ rights to…
I have heard it said that the purpose of education in IPS should ultimately result in one of the three E’s: Enrollment Enlistment Employment I want to offer three alternative E’s for your consideration: Emancipation Enlightenment Empowerment Let us consider the differences between education in different settings. The elite private schools of Indianapolis certainly…
There was a letter of support posted on the Indy Star website today: I’m honored and proud to be a commissioner for Indianapolis Public Schools. To me, that title carries the weight and responsibility of representing an entire community. I received over 12,000 votes in 2012. Those constituents combined with the roughly 28,000 students in…
Annie Roof, IPS board president last year, was denied the opportunity to interview for a board vacancy. My thoughts…
Disclaimer: if the thought of having bold conversations about race issues is a turn-off, then read no further. If you are sensitive or thin skinned, then this article may not be for you…because my intent is not to be offensive. The Indianapolis community needs to have broad, fearless conversations about race…and in order to figure out where to…
I’m inviting my readers to an imaginary place where Gayle gets to draw some real-life comparisons and entertain some fantastical thoughts, most of which start with the word Imagine. These are in direct response to our board meeting last week – the highlights of which are a $3 million dollar CASH price tag for the…
SO… Here it is, after much prompting from others, and admittedly, some procrastination on my part. A blog. From your local school board member. 
Why? Let’s suffice it to say that if I felt that you were getting the whole truth and nothing but – well, then…this blog wouldn’t be neccesary, would it? My…
