Legislation pending in Congress would create new opportunities for corporations and successful investors to earn huge profits by transferring public funding to private schools, according to a report released today by AASA, The School Superintendents Association, and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read the whole article. […]
On June 9, 2017, a historic event will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana. That event will be a change in the IAPSS Executive Committee leadership team. The Installation of Dr. Jeff Butts as our new President will occur along with the installation of Dr. Thomas Edington, President-Elect; Mr. John Hunter, Vice-President; Dr. Tracy Lorey, Secretary; […]
Indiana is focused on preparing our students for success beyond K-12. Our state, along with our nation label this preparation college and career readiness. Ensuring such student readiness is a priority of mine and the Indiana Department of Education. One way to measure college and career readiness is with state-mandated assessments. This measurement is a […]
Video from IndyStar – The Indianapolis Star In the past few weeks, the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis Business Journal have published articles about school vouchers. Both news outlets focused on the need for more accountability when it involves providing funding to private and parochial schools that receive voucher dollars. It is interesting to note, that […]
Article from Education Week’s Blogs By Alyson Klein U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told an audience at the Brookings Institution Wednesday that she wouldn’t necessarily approve every state’s plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act right off the bat. And at the same event, she continued to push her favorite policy: school choice. (More […]
Article from eSchool News – Daily Tech News and Innovation By Dr. Shawn Bishop A principal reveals how his school got over 200 families signed up in one night to actively participate in student learning and school culture. A huge body of research shows that parental involvement in a child’s education results in higher student […]
Teacher-quality laws will work, but they need time Article from Education Week By Scott Laband When Gov. Bill Ritter signed Colorado’s teacher-evaluation framework into law in 2010, he set in motion a powerful transformation of the state’s education system. By passing Senate Bill 10-191 with bipartisan support, the state led the nation in forging a […]
Rob Moorhead, Superintendent of South Ripley Community School Corporation, was named 2017 Superintendent of the Year for District VIII by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents. Moorhead has been South Ripley Community School Corporation superintendent since 2012. The district has remained committed to providing quality educational programs for students despite the decline in state […]
Dr. Tracy Lorey, superintendent of Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools, was named 2017 Superintendent of the Year for District VII by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents. Lorey has been superintendent since 2012, and previously served the district as a teacher, principal and curriculum director. She graduated from the University of Southern Indiana and earned […]
Bryan Rausch, Superintendent of Liberty-Perry Community Schools, was named 2017 Superintendent of the Year for District VI by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents. Rausch has been superintendent at Liberty-Perry since 2008. In times of financial cutbacks, Rausch has maximized resources without cutting programs. Cost-saving measures include reducing energy costs, refinancing debt, eliminating three […]
