How a fractured Indianapolis school system reached the verge of a huge power shakeup

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  1. So another agency (Indianapolis Public Education Corporation) is created…and the question remains: Who ultimately
    makes the daily decisions on the operation of the school district? If an outside entity operates buildings/transportation, how do day-to-day maintenance or transportation issues get resolved? “Please hold…your call will be answered by the next available representative.”

  2. Love love love the racism in your capitalization style, where “Black” is upper-case and “white” is lower-case. And then you refer to “students of color” – white students are colorless, I guess.

    1. In case you’re an idiot and never took a writing class in your life…

      The capitalization of Black (when referring to people) is a widely adopted style to recognize a shared history, identity, and culture, while white is often kept lowercase because it generally describes a skin color without a single, unified ethnic designation.

    2. Here we have as good an explanation as you will find for this racist practice. A string of words that makes absolutely zero sense. Thanks for making my point for me.

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