Former principal in Indianapolis and East Chicago reveals what it takes to be an agent-of-change
By Victor Skinner
EAG Communications
INDIANAPOLIS – We’ve always admired school administrators who are willing to take on the system for the sake of students, but we’ve never envied their jobs.
That’s because in most cases, those sent in to transform educational failure factories [...]
White claims Indy charters steal money from IPS, but numbers reveal the problem is small
By Victor Skinner
EAG Communications
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Public Schools officials this week called for an investigation into the enrollment practices of the city’s charter schools, alleging that they turn away children with disabilities.
In a letter to state Superintendent Tony Bennett, IPS [...]
Young “Teach for America” recruits succeed where the rest of the district has failed
When it comes to effective teaching, seniority doesn’t mean squat.
That’s the lesson Hoosiers are learning from the results of student test scores in Indiana’s largest school district, Indianapolis Public Schools.
Last week state officials released the results of their annual [...]
Indianapolis Public School’s decision to lay off 357 educators comes after a school year full of questionable expenses by the school corporation. Before blaming the layoffs solely on state funding cuts, Superintendent Eugene White should reflect on how a series of unwise spending decisions and pay raises have contributed to IPS’s $21 million budget [...]
