IPS Superintendent Lewis Ferebee has unveiled his goals for the first 100 days on the job. They include the following… Assessing the strengths and opportunities for IPS’ instructional programs. Improve Board-Superintendent relations. Enhance IPS’ efficiencies and effectiveness. Establish effective communication and improve relationships with stakeholders. Establish a comprehensive strategic plan based on IPS’ 2010-2015 plan. […]
Proponents of Common Core say a new poll shows nearly two-thirds of Hoosiers support the standards outlined in the curriculum and nearly 80 percent don’t think less of lawmakers who do. The poll, commissioned, by Stand for Children, the education reform group, was released today, just one day before the final legislative hearing on Common […]
As we have the discussion in Indianapolis about how many more police officers are needed, here’s a copy of a pre-merger consolidation study (August 2005) that said the city’s 1,5222 officers was adequate, today we have 1,580. While there appears to be a consensus that more officers are needed, the question is how many? Consolidation […]
Note – This column originally appeared in this weekend’s edition of the Indianapolis Recorder. ******** As a local media figure, I frequently run into people who watch, read or listen to my daily musings about the issues of the day. Sometimes they agree with me and other times they disagree. Usually I am cool either […]
This past week marked Ivy Tech’s 50th anniversary and my 9th year of being on the faculty. So in honor of both, I figured this would be appropriate. ********* Fifty years ago, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his historic “I Have a Dream” speech at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial. As he referenced […]
With tomorrow being my 4th wedding anniversary, I felt it only fitting to print this column that ran this week at the Statehouse File.Com. Happy reading!!! ******** Back in June I penned a column on same-sex marriage and how I couldn’t understand the arguments against it, since none of them were rooted in logic and […]
