Over the past two decades, Indianapolis has become a vibrant metropolitan area, powering growth throughout Indiana. The next phase for the Indy region requires not just statewide progress, but global integration.
We have a disconnect in Indiana that we need to fix.
We welcome a new leader to town to take one of our most important jobs—superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools.
Three promising efforts are under way in Indianapolis to unite the community and propel us forward. I hope we pursue each initiative with a sense of urgency and change the trajectory on our health, skills and economic prosperity.
Keep the hope alive, I tell myself, keep the hope alive.
I had a happy Valentine’s Day visiting with members of the General Assembly.
Across the country on Election Day sprang voices and signs of social acceptance from young people, gay people, women, immigrants of many decades and people with disabilities. America has changed, and will continue to. Americans are seeing the relationship between equal opportunity and economic opportunity.
If you know me, I think you agree that I am not a firebrand partisan with automatic reactions based on my Democratic Party affiliation.
Indianapolis Public Schools and the community centers and ministries of the near-east side came together to apply for a Promise Neighborhood grant—committing to organize supports for students and families around schools in order to significantly improve the educational and developmental outcomes of all children.
It’s getting close to election time. I find many voters are feeling a depressed malaise. When we feel that way, it’s hard to imagine regaining the energetic confidence we could have, and that we need to succeed.
We have to want it and talk about it and make our way.
It seems shortsighted and a little surly to treat hope like it’s a four-letter word.
For all the uncertainty of politics we know one thing: When women vote, women win.
SEAS puts the analytical power of the U.S. military on our desktops.
Separate the teachers and administrators who aren’t serving our students. Fire them now.
When mistakes happen—and they do—fix them. It’s OK to say “oops” if you react.
The mayor sets a tone—doing the right thing, knowing what our citizens need and hustling for results.
For Indiana to prosper, we need interesting work that provides value to the world.
