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Howe toughest test yet for reformers of troubled city schools

May 11, 2013
Thomas Carr Howe Community High School, one of four taken over by the state Department of Education, is being remade yet again. And this time it faces a slew of competitors in the education-reform arena.More.

Fort Wayne schools want 3rd party to review ISTEP

May 22, 2013
Indiana's largest school district says it won't accept results of this year's standardized testing until an independent third party validates the scores.More.

Lilly Endowment's $3.4M grant to bring more teachers to Indy

May 22, 2013
Indianapolis-based education reform group The Mind Trust will use the grant to help support teacher recruitment and training programs such as Teach for America.More.

Beleaguered former IU-Kokomo chancellor lands new job

May 21, 2013
Michael Harris, who resigned from IU-Kokomo on Sept. 19, claimed he was the victim of a smear campaign by school administrators.More.

Group claims Ball State prof teaching creationism

May 21, 2013
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a formal objection with university officials over an elective honors class called "Boundaries of Science," which the foundation maintains teaches religion rather than science.More.
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  1. John Hawkins was not the Mayor's "special assistant" nor did he get this job due to his political connections. His lack of ability, (which includes his inability to spell check), did not deter his placement with DMD as there are quotas that need to be met. His placement was purely racially motivated, and that is a sad reality for all skilled and competent people of all races.

  2. No john claims he is working with the fbi. He has only shown us how mad he is his mom didn't get a piece of land to build her garden. Spare us with your impartial facts with emails that have no basis of a crime. Yawns at seeing that link on every news site john has learned to use while his extended stay was in haughville.

  3. Walton & Hawkins got their jobs because the Mayor's Office put them there. Insiders at DMD could tell you how little work they appeared to do, how unqualified they appeared to be for their positions, and how little time they spent in the office. Of the dozens of people I know in DMD, these two are only ones of which I'm aware who were placed into their jobs by the Mayor's Office. The public trust wouldn't have been violated and the City wouldn't have been embarrassed had the Mayor's Office allowed for competent, qualified individuals to be hired for these positions. Of all the people I've worked with at DMD, these two are the only ones of which I'm aware who were put in place by the Mayor's Office (aside from the director which is intended to be an appointed position). It's unfortunate that the supervisors of Walton & Hawkins were either unwilling or unsuccessful at standing up to the Mayor's Office in seeking to hire individuals based on merit and qualifications rather than political connections. (In full disclosure, I worked for the DMD until resigning in April, and I interviewed for the DMD position that was given to Mr. Hawkins.)

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