Rumors recently swirled about IPS proposing new district boundaries that would limit them to just Center Township. Then IPS made it real by floating the idea during recent community meetings. Is it a good idea? Is it even possible to redraw IPS boundaries in that way? Continue reading Is Shrinking IPS Boundaries a Good Idea? Is It Even Possible?
Local advocacy groups are increasingly pressing the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance on how it should conduct its work and what kind of recommendations it should make. These forces reflect the wider debate around the future of education in Indianapolis. Are these competing visions reconcilable? Continue reading Are Competing Visions for Indianapolis’ Education Landscape Reconcilable?
What’s our priority as education professionals, leaders, and advocates? Is it supporting students? Or supporting systems? And are those always mutually-exclusive? Those were a few of the questions on my mind after reading about IPS’ rejection of Cold Spring’s bid to operate as both an Innovation Network School and a charter school. I unpack them here. Continue reading The Curious Case of Cold Spring and IPS: Supporting Students or Supporting Systems?
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
