Glenda Ritz: Let’s end use of test scores to decide A-F grade
The state’s letter grades don’t take into account the safe and caring learning environment for each child.
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Pierre Atlas: The existential question of Israel’s Arab minority
Israel’s Arab minority does not enjoy the same socioeconomic opportunities or civic equality with the Jewish majority.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Consider all circumstances when judging police actions
Police officers are required to make life-and-death decisions within mere seconds while processing facts and circumstances.
Ed DeLaney: Open warfare about public education
The supermajority in Indiana has rebuffed every effort by Democrats to look into the real issues.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Some want to nix ILEARN. Here’s why we shouldn’t.
This year’s ILEARN results, while disappointing, tell us that we aren’t meeting the needs of students and their teachers.
Jennifer Ping: Subcommittee hears how Ivy Tech gets it right
Students will utilize career exploration and clarity tools and labor market data to select a program aligned with their interests, skill sets and desired wage and employment goals.
Steve Sanders: Will the courts protect LGBT rights at work?
These Title VII cases raise compelling issues about sexuality, the effectiveness of our democratic process and the state of LGBTQ equality.
Dana Black: LGBT individuals face social challenges in aging
It is not uncommon for many in the LGBTQ+ community to feel alone and isolated as we age and our health starts to deteriorate.
Adrianne Slash: It’s time elected officials do better for black Indy
We cannot ignore the fact that in Marion County, communities of color aren’t faring as well as the white community.
Gary Varvel: ABA team owner Tyrone Brown’s second-chance Lyons
Brown envisions the Lyons becoming a feeder system to NBA or professional teams overseas.
Una Osili: The Red Line is an investment in community
I am interested in how mass transit can deliver a more connected and inclusive city through shared community space and local civic engagement.
Deborah Hearn Smith: Liberal, conservative or common sense?
History shows us the way forward as a nation is together not as 50 subunits.
John McDonald: Data centers are Indiana’s new factories
The technology sector accounted for about one-third of our state’s new job commitments from mid-2017 through July of 2018.
Brad Rateike: Here’s how a little passion goes a long way
When I meet someone new, I treat that conversation as an informal, internal race to find something I have in common with him/her.
Jennifer Hallowell: Results-driven leadership in Lawrence deserves praise
Lawrence is often overshadowed by Indianapolis and other cities in central Indiana.
Shariq Siddiqui: One way Trump isn’t so bad for Muslim Americans
Politicians, advocacy organizations and other groups opposed to President Trump that have taken on Islamophobia.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: My ‘black agenda’ for the city of Indianapolis
The city should increase opportunities for more school choice.
Randall T. Shepard: DCS official’s resignation reveals much
Gov. Eric Holcomb spoke for us all when he told The Star he was ‘disgusted by what I read.
Jim Shella: Scoops don’t wait for sentimental moments
TV stations used to sit on breaking news until the 6 p.m. newscast for optimum impact. No longer.
Tom LoBianco: When to cover words and when to cover action
The rise of digital media … has driven a new culture that is based on driving up clicks and so-called ‘engagement’—and pissing matches fit the bill.