Schools of Choice
Although Indiana students made gains with this year’s ILEARN test results, those in charter and voucher schools did better. Indy Politics spoke with Robert Enlow …
Posts in category schools
Health and Education
The Founder and Executive Director of the Paramount Health Data Project, says the number of trips a child takes to the school nurse can be …
COVID-19 and the Classroom
Indy Politics talks with public education advocate Justin Oakley of the podcast Just Let Me Teach. We discuss COVID-19 and classrooms, vaccine mandates, and parents …
Poll Shows Overall Indy Support for Choice, Charters and Vouchers
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz & Andrew Weissert A survey conducted by Indy Politics and ARW Strategies of registered voters in Marion County between August 13th and …
Just Let Them Teach
Although school is mostly out for the summer, there are still lots of educational issues to discuss including the impact of COVID-19 and vaccinations on …
IPS; COVID-19, Cares Act and Critical Race Theory
Indy Politics talks with Indianapolis Public School Superintendent Aleesia Johnson about the impact COVID-19 had on the school district, how it plans to spend CARES …
Halftime at the Statehouse
Passing a budget, limiting the Governor’s emergency powers, calls for implicit bias training and taking small steps to decriminalize marijuana were all points of discussion …
Cities, Towns and Schools
So how are things looking when it comes to Indiana’s cities, towns and schools? Well, we get some perspective from Matt Greller of Accelearatng Indiana …
Statehouse; Week 2 In Review
At the end of the second week of the Indiana General Assembly, leaders were peppered with questions regarding the Governor’s budget, Statehouse security, and who …
Taking on Teacher Pay
by Chris Watts I’ve said before that Harry Truman would hate Indiana’s debate over teacher pay. Start with the Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction, …