Articles

LETTER: Vouchers’ effectiveness completely unproven

Basically, we have a one-party political state that holds itself up as being conservative yet we continue to take millions of dollars out of the public school system and plow it in to vouchers and charter schools without any significant, measurable, or quantifiable increase in student achievement.

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LETTER: ISTA leader focuses on wrong ideals

Responding to Teresa Meredith’s viewpoint [State can’t afford two school systems, June 26], she would have us eliminate public funds for vouchers to private schools and one presumes charter schools and use that money to increase funding for public schools and “… get serious about doing what works.” Her concept (and that of ISTA) of […]

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LETTER: Diversity museum for city hall

Indy touts itself as an international city, so why not turn the historic city hall into an international center and museum celebrating our diversity [City set to solicit new ideas from developers for Old City Hall property, IBJ.com, June 21]? __________ Georgia Buchanan

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LETTER: Indy neighborhoods need smart growth

Unfortunately, providing adequate parkland in the northern tier of Marion County townships, including Washington Township, has not been a high priority either for the city or for most community groups.

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LETTER: Vonnegut Museum persists

We are gathering steam, garnering loyal local support at all levels, national recognition, and international press and continue to prove our worth.

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LETTER: Ricker’s owner got it wrong

Every time there is a major retail data breach, the banking industry comes to the rescue. The sad reality is that banks must cover the fraud costs of data breaches, even though they are not to blame.

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