HB 1423 is poised to pass any day now. It would establish the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation to oversee facilities, transportation, and accountability for all IPS and charter schools. The bill would bring about an unprecedented shift in our public education landscape and marks the culmination of a tumultuous year. Continue reading What Comes Next for IPS and Charter Schools After a Tumultuous Year?
Can you be politically progressive and support school choice and charter schools? How much does it matter that a majority of Americans support school choice? Those were just some of the questions raised in watching the public comment portion of the ILEA’s most recent meeting. Continue reading Can You Be a Progressive and Support School Choice?
Will IPS still exist in 20 or 25 years? Is the ILEA an existential threat to the district, or even public education as we know it? And is it possible to create a high-quality, pluralistic education landscape in Indianapolis? We dig into all that and more. Continue reading Is the Demise of IPS Inevitable?
Earlier this month, Indiana governor-elect Mike Braun released his “Freedom and Opportunity For Every Hoosier” 2025 policy agenda. It offers five priority areas that I’ll broadly define as tax relief, government efficiency, education, healthcare, and overall quality of life. This is an education blog, after all, so for now I’m going to unpack just the education section. Continue reading What Do Mike Braun’s Education Priorities Mean for Hoosier Education?
Indiana’s private school voucher program ballooned in cost for the 2023-24 school year. But is our voucher program accomplishing the goals it set out to when it was originally established? And is this increased spending a win for school choice advocates? Continue reading The Voucher Thorn in the Side of a School Choice Advocate
