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Howe toughest test yet for reformers of troubled city schools
May 11, 2013
J.K. WallThomas 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.
MoreISTEP testing continues after early-week problems
May 2, 2013
Associated PressThe state Department of Education has asked schools for a second straight day to reduce the number of students taking the
test by half to avoid more problems.
MoreStudy: Half of county's students in 'high-quality' schools
March 13, 2013
J.K. WallA study by Chicago-based IFF found that 49 percent of K-12 students in Marion County are in schools that earned an A or B
last year from the Indiana Department of Education.
MoreInterim IPS chief says staff cuts possible
March 8, 2013
Associated PressThe interim superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools is taking steps to shore up the struggling district, but says she
faces a "complex job" that won't bring miracles during her tenure.
MoreIPS board taps Hinckley to fill in during superintendent search
February 22, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis Public Schools board will vote Tuesday night to hire Peggy Hinckley, former superintendent of Warren Township
schools, as interim superintendent to replace Eugene White.
MoreIPS chief White goes public with plan to retire in April
January 15, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe embattled superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools says he's retiring from the state's largest school
system on April 5. Eugene White announced the move to the IPS board Tuesday night.
MoreWhite poised to step down as chief of IPS
January 15, 2013
IBJ StaffEugene White has led Indianapolis Public Schools for seven years. His planned departure follows the recent election of reform-minded
school board candidates who have questioned whether he is the right leader for the district.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Mind Trust CEO takes stock of IPS reform proposal
January 11, 2013
Mason King
What exactly does The Mind Trust do? What happened to its report on
remaking IPS? Do you need teaching experience to reform education? David Harris has answers.
Voters embrace education reform locally, but not in state race
November 7, 2012
Scott OlsonThree new reform-minded IPS board members could help usher in sweeping changes to the school district. At the state level,
however, school librarian Glenda Ritz denied Tony Bennett a second term as voters spurned his sweeping education overhaul.
MoreReform-minded candidates secure IPS board seats
November 6, 2012
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis Public Schools board will have a new look in the new year.
MoreReformers give IPS candidate heavy financial support
November 6, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCaitlin Hannon, who is in a three-way contest for the Indianapolis Public Schools District 1, has raised $62,437 this year,
including $34,000 from out-of-state education reformers.
MoreSurvey shows dissatisfaction with Indianapolis Public Schools
October 30, 2012
J.K. WallA slight majority of more than 7,000 residents in the Indianapolis Public Schools district are dissatisfied with the school
system, according to surveys conducted in late summer by a coalition of community groups, including IPS itself.
MoreFort Wayne school district surges by IPS in enrollment
September 19, 2012
Associated PressEnrollment in Fort Wayne Community Schools is projected to surpass enrollment in Indianapolis Public Schools, making it Indiana's
largest school district.
MoreIndiana students do slightly better on ISTEP tests
July 10, 2012
Associated PressScores released Tuesday by the state education department show that of the 500,000 students taking the standardized tests,
71 percent passed both the language arts and math sections. That's up one percentage point from last year.
MoreMayors have mixed record leading schools
June 9, 2012
J.K. WallThe question at the heart of this year’s debate over the future of Indianapolis Public Schools is whether the district
should be placed in the hands of Indianapolis’ mayor. But when mayors take control of bad schools, test scores usually
rise but challenges don’t go away.
MoreIndianapolis Public Schools laying off 163 workers
May 23, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's largest school district is planning to lay off 163 workers, including 94 teachers, largely because of the state
takeover of four schools starting this fall.
MoreIPS says it must cut $27 million from budget
May 17, 2012
J.K. WallThe proposed cuts represent about 5 percent of Indianapolis Public Schools' current budget. IPS Superintendent Eugene White
will detail his spending-reduction plan on May 24 at the IPS’ central office building.
MorePerformance considered in Indianapolis teacher layoffs
May 1, 2012
Associated PressThe planned layoff of about 80 teachers by Indianapolis Public Schools will be among the first under a new state law that
allows teacher performance to be considered in deciding who will be let go.
MoreEDITORIAL: White's plan for IPS lacks vision, innovation
April 21, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Public Schools chief Eugene White projected a defiant tilt toward the status quo.
MoreIPS reform advocates seek school board shakeup
April 21, 2012
J.K. WallSome proponents of the Mind Trust plan to restructure Indianapolis Public Schools are looking to advance its key principles
the old-fashioned way: by electing pro-reform members to the IPS board.
MoreIPS issues rebuttal to Mind Trust's reform plan
April 16, 2012
J.K. WallIn an hour-long defense of Indianapolis Public Schools, Superintendent Eugene White outlined plans to streamline administrative
staff, create more choices for parents, direct more resources to the district's most challenged schools and give more autonomy
to its highest performing schools.
MoreWhite wins no new job offers, will remain IPS chief
March 30, 2012
J.K. WallIPS superintendent Eugene White had been among the finalists for the top jobs at schools systems in Mobile, Ala., and in Greenville,
S.C. But both districts chose this week to appoint internal candidates to lead their school systems.
MoreIPS chief White a finalist for top job at Alabama system
March 13, 2012
J.K. WallEugene White, superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools, is now a finalist to lead a school system in Mobile County in
Alabama, and he is interviewing for another superintendent’s post in South Carolina.
MoreBattle for students raises financial concern for turnaround schools
March 8, 2012
J.K. WallJust 62 percent of the students at four IPS schools being taken over by turnaround operators have chosen to remain at the
schools, a situation that could shrink funding. The operators say the district has stymied their ability to inform students
and their parents about their plans.
MoreExtra money key to Mind Trust plan to transform IPS
February 11, 2012
J.K. WallThe Mind Trust plan for transforming Indianapolis Public Schools calls for turning the district into a network of charter-like
schools and giving them 15 percent to 25 percent more dollars to spend than Indianapolis charter schools currently enjoy.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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