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Panel supports scrapping Indiana school grades
February 20, 2013
Associated PressA Republican-controlled state Senate committee agreed Wednesday with the new Democratic state schools superintendent that
Indiana's A-F grading scale for individual schools should be scrapped.
MoreBill that would shift Indiana voucher oversight advances
February 19, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's new Democratic state schools superintendent would no longer oversee the private school voucher program that
she has opposed under a proposal approved Tuesday by a Republican-controlled legislative committee.
MoreBill to ban Indiana teacher union deductions advances
February 19, 2013
Associated PressRepublicans sparked protests from teachers and union officials Tuesday by pushing legislation through a House committee that
would bar Indiana schools from automatically deducting union dues from teacher paychecks, an issue that critics thought was
off the table this year.
MoreIndiana House education panel OKs voucher expansion
February 7, 2013
Associated PressThe measure would remove a one-year waiting period students have to spend in public school before qualifying for a voucher
and qualify wealthier families for the program in certain cases.
MoreMayor to take control of four struggling Indy schools
February 6, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana State Board of Education is handing authority over four troubled Indianapolis schools to the city's mayor.
MoreIndiana Senate backs cursive writing requirement
February 5, 2013
Associated PressSenators voted 36-13 Tuesday in favor of the proposal despite arguments from some senators that it represents an unwarranted
mandate from the state on local school districts.
MoreBill relaxing state superintendent rules advances
February 5, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana House has approved a bill that would end the requirement that local school superintendents hold a state superintendent's
or teacher's license.
MorePence supports large expansion of voucher program
February 5, 2013
Associated PressPence policy director Marilee Springer told members of the House education committee Tuesday that the governor supports a
sweeping package of education changes that would end a one-year waiting period to obtain the scholarships.
MoreIndy mayor asks Indiana for control of 4 schools
January 31, 2013
Associated PressThe mayor of Indianapolis is asking the Indiana State Board of Education to give him control of four former city schools taken
over by the state because of poor performance.
MoreSenator: Voucher expansion must get House OK first
January 30, 2013
Associated PressThe chairman of the Indiana Senate Education Committee says any proposals to expand the state's private school voucher
system will have to be first approved by the Indiana House.
MoreBill advances to loosen Indiana superintendent rules
January 29, 2013
Associated PressLocal school superintendents would no longer have to hold an Indiana superintendent's or teacher's license under a
bill endorsed by an Indiana House committee.
MoreIndiana House OKs looser rules on selling old schools
January 28, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana House has approved a bill that would shorten the time that school districts must hold onto vacant buildings in
case a charter school operator wanted to move into the building.
MoreEducation spending debate a matter of priorities
January 27, 2013
Associated PressTop Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly agree that more money is needed to improve Indiana's education system
in the next two years, but how that money will be spent is a point of debate.
MoreIHSAA bylaw targets recruiting of younger athletes
January 27, 2013
Associated PressFor the first time in history, the Indiana High School Athletic Association's bylaws on recruitment are no longer being
applied to high school students alone. With the passing of Bylaw 20-2, potential student-athletes as young as 10 could lose
their high school eligibility if recruitment is found.
MorePence says he, Indiana schools chief have same aims
January 25, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's new governor and state schools superintendent are from different political parties but they seemed in agreement
Friday on getting schools to focus more on preparing students for careers.
MoreSenate overhauling $10M school safety proposal
January 24, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Senate Republicans are in the middle of overhauling a safety measure aimed at better protecting schools after a shooting
last month in Connecticut left 20 first-graders dead.
MoreIndiana bill to overturn school standards delayed
January 23, 2013
Associated PressThe chairman of the Indiana Senate's Education Committee says he's working on a compromise to a bill that would pull
the state from the Common Core State Standards national education initiative.
MoreBall State pulls sponsorship of 7 charter schools
January 22, 2013
Associated PressBall State University has pulled its sponsorship of seven Indiana charter schools plagued by long-running academic woes, including
one in Indianapolis.
MoreGovernor, Indiana House GOP seek vouchers, pre-K aid
January 17, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence and top Republican legislators plan to barrel ahead this year with the "freight train" of education
changes sought by Indiana's former governor, including proposals to expand school vouchers and use private money to send
children to preschool.
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.
MoreBen Davis school boasts impressive graduation rates
January 12, 2013
Scott OlsonSeniors are earning their diploma while receiving a associate's degree.
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.
Indiana bill would require teaching cursive writing
January 8, 2013
Associated PressThe state Senate's education committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday on a bill that would require all public
school districts and all accredited private elementary schools to teach cursive writing.
MoreAG, lawmaker seek $10M for Indiana school protection
January 3, 2013
Associated PressAttorney General Greg Zoeller and a Republican state senator said Thursday they will seek $10 million to place more law enforcement
in Indiana's schools.
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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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