Month: October 2024

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The Diverging Priorities of Local School Board Races From Carmel to IPS

School boards matter. It’s an elected position that for much of contemporary American life avoided politicization. So it’s been fascinating (and also disheartening) to watch school boards locally and nationally take on a political tint. Yet this politicization is far from a given. Just take the Indianapolis area, where it’s interesting to compare the differing trajectories of school board races in Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) and Carmel. Continue reading The Diverging Priorities of Local School Board Races From Carmel to IPS

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A New Weight Room but No Working Phones. The Rocky Start at Broad Ripple Middle School

Broad Ripple Middle School (BRMS) opened this fall to much fanfare. A largely vacant building finally put back to use as a cornerstone of Indianapolis Public Schools’ (IPS) Rebuilding Stronger initiative. But reality soon collided with hopes and expectations, culminating in an uproar from staff and parents who say IPS administration failed to do what was needed to make sure the school was ready to open. Continue reading A New Weight Room but No Working Phones. The Rocky Start at Broad Ripple Middle School

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