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A Chance to Improve Reading Instruction
A Chance to Improve Reading InstructionIndiana Writers Group column for Feb. 21 and thereafter 745 words By Andrea NealIn the 2001-02 school year, Indianapolis Public Schools launched a reading initiative that used a lot more phonics in the early grades. The switch wasn’t easy on teachers. They had to change the way they did things:…
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Indiana Education: What’s Got to Change
With Indiana Writers Group column for 2/14/07 327 words By Samuel Staley, Ph.D. Five years ago the Indiana Policy Review Foundation commissioned a team of researchers to individually analyze the labor contracts of each of the 294 regular school districts in Indiana. The resulting report, “Public Education Without Romance: The Impact of Collective Bargaining…
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Public School Funding in Indiana: Are We Spending Enough?
Indiana Writers Group column for release Feb. 14 and thereafter 618 words Editors: This article assesses the current funding system for Indiana’s public schools. It may be used independently or with the introduction by Dr. Sam Staley. These are the first in a group of articles on education reform to be released this legislative session.…