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Standardized test scores
Indianapolis schools encounter more ISTEP glitches
May 13, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis students trying to complete standardized tests that already have been delayed by technical issues have encountered
more problems.
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.
MoreIndiana resumes ISTEP testing after 2 days of delays
May 1, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana Department of Education said the administration of the ISTEP+ exams' online portion resumed Wednesday morning,
but schools are being asked to decrease their daily test load to 50 percent of normal levels until further notice.
MoreIndiana ISTEP testing to resume, but at half the test load
April 30, 2013
Associated PressRequired standardized tests for Indiana students will resume Wednesday after two days of computer glitches, but state officials
asked schools to cut their normal test loads by half to avoid more problems.
MoreSchools face ISTEP+ problems for 2nd straight day
April 30, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressSchool districts trying to administer Indiana's required standardized test encountered new problems Tuesday that forced the
state to suspend testing for a second straight day. The problems brought a hailstorm of complaints.
MoreGlitches halt online ISTEP testing for Indiana schools
April 30, 2013
Associated PressSchool districts across the state suspended the first day of ISTEP+ online testing Monday because of computer issues. IPS
is reporting more problems Tuesday.
MoreTV ads oppose review of Indiana school standards
March 5, 2013
Associated PressAn advocacy group that supports Indiana's charter schools program said Tuesday that it's starting an advertising campaign
to fight efforts to end the state's use of national reading and math standards.
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.
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 lawmakers seek decentralized school choices
January 2, 2013
Associated PressTwo Republican state senators announced Wednesday they will push measures to decentralize school leadership in Indiana and
pull the state out of a national education initiative.
MoreCharter, voucher backers wary of schools chief Ritz
November 24, 2012
J.K. WallDuring Republican Tony Bennett’s tenure as superintendent of public instruction, Indiana became the poster child for
school choice. But with Bennett’s surprising election loss to Democrat Glenda Ritz this month, the future of charter
schools and private-school vouchers is murkier.
MoreJudge backs mayor’s decision to revoke school’s charter
August 1, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Project School in Indianapolis has lost a court battle to remain open after a judge denied an injunction challenging Mayor
Greg Ballard's decision to revoke the school’s charter.
MoreCharter school lands more time in fight against closure
July 25, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Project School was granted a court hearing and restraining order Tuesday in its fight against Mayor Greg Ballard's plan
to revoke its charter. Ballard, though, emphasized his decision by issuing a "final notice of charter revocation."
MorePrivate schools with vouchers saw slight drop in test scores
July 23, 2012
Associated PressPrivate Indiana schools that accepted students from low- to middle-income families using state-funded vouchers last year experienced
a small drop in their passing rates on the state's ISTEP test this year, a newspaper's analysis of test scores shows.
MoreBallard moves to shut down The Project School
July 17, 2012
J.K. WallIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard announced Tuesday evening that he intends to revoke the charter that gives The Project School
the authority to operate. Ballard cited poor test scores and “recently discovered financial problems.”
MoreISTEP+ gains come amid increasing accountability
July 10, 2012
Associated PressIndiana students made improvements across the board on the state's standardized test this year amid a push for more school
accountability and the first state takeovers of failing schools.
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.
MoreOne teacher quits, 5 suspended in Indy district
June 29, 2012
Associated PressAn Indianapolis school district said Friday it suspended five teachers and another resigned amid an investigation into cheating
on a state standardized biology exam at one of Indiana's largest high schools.
MoreMind Trust awards $1M to two charters to expand school models
June 23, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based education reform group The Mind Trust will announce June 25 that it is awarding $1 million apiece to
Indianapolis-based Christel House Academy and Boston-based Phalen Leadership Academies to launch new charter schools in Indianapolis.
MoreNew standardized test could be tougher than ISTEP
March 29, 2012
Associated PressState Superintendent Tony Bennett said the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC,
test in the 2014-2015 school year will be more difficult than the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus
exam.
MoreNational, state SAT scores tumble as participation rises
September 14, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressAverage scores dropped in the United States and in Indiana, where a record number of students took the college-assessment
test.
MoreTest scores, attitudes improving at Indianapolis magnet school
August 20, 2011
Andrew SmithHigh expectations set tone for Indianapolis Public School's Harshman Middle School overhaul.
MoreIndy Met's messy year offers education-reform lessons
July 30, 2011
Francesca Jarosz, J.K. WallIndianapolis Metropolitan High School overhauled its academic program halfway through the school year, and students responded
with significantly better performance on state tests. The lesson learned: Flexibility can produce academically superior outcomes.
MoreCharter school trying to build on test-score progress
July 30, 2011
Francesca Jarosz, J.K. WallIndy Met's structured approach helped more students pass algebra, English exams. Now many say the school should work on solidifying
its gains.
MoreDid Mayor Ballard jump gun on charter closure?
June 24, 2011
J.K. WallAn Indianapolis charter school marked for closure by Mayor Greg Ballard posted huge gains in ISTEP scores this year, and school
leaders plan to ask Ballard to reconsider his decision.
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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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