Are new partnerships between Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) and local charter schools on the way? The invitation is now open after IPS announced that they are accepting letters of interest until September 30 for local charter schools to join their Innovation Network. Continue reading IPS Opens the Door to Deeper Charter School Collaboration
Here’s the reality. Based on this year’s SAT results, only half of Indiana 11th graders meet the college-ready benchmark for evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW). In math, it’s worse, with only 1 in 4 11th graders meeting the college-ready benchmark. Continue reading Are Hoosier High Schoolers On Track to Graduate College-Ready?
Excuse the clickbait title. Let me clear up any possible incoming misconception and be candid with you. The answer to that question is, for me, an unequivocal “no.” But for Steven Wilson, founder of the Ascend Learning charter school network and author of a forthcoming book tentatively titled The Lost Decade, the answer seems to be “yes.” Continue reading Is a pursuit of racial equity to blame for stagnant education outcomes?
