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Indiana Charter Schools: A Status Report
Indiana Writers Group column for release April 25 and thereafter Digital mug shot available on request 556 words By Matthew Carr If Indiana’s charter-school program is to survive, it will have to grow. Critics are right that the proficiency rates of charter schools here are, on average, lower than the statewide rates. Indiana charter schools,…
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Lawmakers Should Face This Fact: Hoosier Tax Burden Is Rising
Indiana Writers Group column for April 18 and thereafter 730 words By Andrea Neal INDIANAPOLIS — As Indiana lawmakers enter 11th hour negotiations over tax and spending plans, a joke by author/humorist Peg Bracken comes to mind: “Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200 and a substantial tax cut save you 30 cents?”…
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Will This Be a Silent Spring? The Death of Two Robins
Will This Be a Silent Spring? The Death of Two RobinsIndiana Writers Group column for release April 11 and thereafter By German Cruz Two male robins were found dead in my back yard. A tragic and rare event that begs some sort of explanation to comfort our grieving hearts. Was it global warming that caused…