Jimmy Sullivan Was Here
Jimmy’s parents sent him to live at Muscatatuck in 1952. It was a state-run institution for people with developmental disabilities, a place where parents sent children with nowhere else to go.
Millions Spent In Graduating Few
Tens of millions in state dollars due to come its way over the next two years, and a founder whose for-profit company charged millions of dollars in management fees and rent to the school.
The IPS Magnet School Conundrum
"There are few bigger champions of diversity than white, college-educated city-dwellers. Except when it comes to schools. In that regard, we’re far more like suburbanites than we’d care to admit."
Time Marches On
ON A DRIPPY October Saturday in 1973, I’m standing, cornet in hand, with 145 fellow members of the Franklin Community High School marching band,...
Phil Gulley: A Lesson On Education
"Let the teachers teach, let the principals oversee, let the superintendents be part-time, insist the parents do their jobs so the teachers can do theirs, and impeach any politician who piles on regulations while cutting funds."
How An Executive Order Changed A Butler Study-Abroad Group’s Travel Plans
“This misguided travel ban only shows that we need more exposure to diverse people, religions, languages, and ways of life, so that the unfamiliar becomes less feared,” says Butler University's study abroad director.
How IPS Plans to Bridge the Digital Divide
This school year, IPS estimates it will spend $12 million to provide every student with a device.
Speed Read: Spoiled For Choice
Indiana’s school voucher initiative is drawing students faster than the cafeteria lunch line on Taco Tuesday.