Currently, school success is tied to student performance on high-stakes tests, like ISTEP 10. Our outdated, one-size-fits-all graduation and diploma system limits student potential and does not fully prepare every kid for life after high school.
Greg Morris’s recent column [12- and 13-year-olds can belong in adult court, March 15], references Indiana Senate Bill 279, which, if passed into law, would expand Indiana’s waiver/transfer law to 12- and 13-year-olds for attempted murder. Trying and sentencing young children in the adult system is not an age- or developmentally-appropriate, or just response to […]
Every state that can reasonably be described as existing in financial peril has a balanced budget amendment.
Because of our mentoring structure through TAP, our school has been rated an A for the past three years. Before implementing this career-ladder structure, we were a D school.
Better teachers produce better-educated kids, and that means we have a better, more-productive workforce here in central Indiana. These dedicated teachers deserve our continued support.
Local companies—be they big corporations or small startups—need a strong talent pool from which to draw their workers. State and local governments need a healthy tax base from which to pull revenue to keep the region’s infrastructure—roads, mass transit, internet access and more—strong enough for business. And the region needs residents who invest time, money and energy into their homes, their schools and their community at large. None of that can happen when a large percentage of the population is economically drowning.
One of the most common words we hear related to office space is “outdated.” People don’t need to show up to a workplace with gold-plated file cabinets—although maybe that’s back in. What does Beyoncé have in her office?
When it comes to virtual charter schools we simply run away from responsibility, as do all too many parents.
I will always believe that, in the history of humanity, no one has ever been upset by receiving a thank you note.
Thank you and welcome home. I can see how those words have healing power.
It’s time we listen up and explore new ideas and not care where the idea originated.
Many who need help—especially those relying on low-cost, community-based care—struggle to obtain it.
He suggests what he wants from his supermajority General Assembly and they send him back something watered down and not meeting the stated goal.
The lack of an inclusive hate crimes law sends the wrong message for a state already in a death match for recruiting and retaining talent.
Financial literacy in the workplace can help employees cope with emergencies and prepare for retirement.
Our political process is far from perfect, but proposals like this will only further divide our country and silence voters.
Let’s use words like smart, confident, courageous and strong as admirable traits in women and girls.
At a time of gridlock and government shutdown, the ability to reach across the aisle and be bipartisan is necessary.
Having a voice in a conversation rather than being the topic of the conversation leads to more equitable outcomes.
It is the urgency for positive change that I believe has led IPS’ transformative strategies for the past several years.
