In Case You Missed It – July 1, 2019

Here are links to last month's articles receiving the most attention in NEIFPE's social media. Keep up with what's going on, what's being discussed, and what's happening with public education.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

• *You don’t have to go to kindergarten in Indiana. But educators say it ‘levels the playing field’ from Chalkbeat

FORT WAYNE LOCAL SCHOOLS

• *Public to get say on new FWCS superintendent from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

• FWCS board unanimous on future Electric Works high school and FWCS School Board votes ‘yes’ on Electric Works space 

FUNDING, MONEY IN POLITICS/EDUCATION

• Schools struggle with unfunded mandates from Tribune-Star

• Strength in numbers: As budget shortchanges public education again, it's time to make demands of our lawmakers from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

INDIANAPOLIS LOCAL SCHOOLS

• Indianapolis Public Schools’ new leader wants to have ‘hard conversations’ about race from Chalkbeat

• How a parent organizer will try to upend Indianapolis’ top-down charter movement from Chalkbeat

POLITICS

• Education was ignored by debate moderators. What the Democratic presidential candidates should have been asked about America’s public schools from The Answer Sheet

• *We Told You So, Dammit from Curmudgucation

• *Bill and Melinda Gates have spent billions to drive their agenda on education and other issues. Now, they have created a lobbying group to push even more from The Answer Sheet

PRIVATIZATION

• *How School Choice Undermines Democratic Processes from Peter Greene in Forbes

• *Indiana schools that discriminate receive public funding from School Matters

• *After refusing archdiocese’s order to fire gay teacher, school is told it will no longer be recognized as Catholic from The Answer Sheet

• With little fanfare, Daleville board votes to shutter controversial Indiana Virtual School from Chalkbeat

• *The deal to close Indiana Virtual School leaves unanswered questions. Here’s what we want to know from Chalkbeat

• *Voucher accountability charade from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

• *Charter Schools Will Always Waste Money Because They Duplicate Services from Gadflyonthewall Blog

• If The Supreme Court Hears This Case, It Could Change The Face Of Public Education from Peter Greene in Forbes

• Critics of charter schools say they’re hurting school districts. Are they right? from Chalkbeat

• Banks gets scolding on voucher plan in DC: Delegate dismisses effort as Republican meddling from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

• Ex-Horizon chief opening school: Abraham Prep schedule to open on Coliseum from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

• *To Understand Teach for America, See Who Funds The Organization from Diane Ravitch

SEGREGATION

• When school districts resegregate, more black and Hispanic students drop out from Chalkbeat

STANDARDIZATION

• *Standardized Tests Are Not Objective Measures of Anything from Gadflyonthewall Blog

• The Twins Are Two from Curmudgucation

STATE TAKEOVERS

• For the Poorest Rust Belt School Districts in 2019, June Is the Cruelest Month from Jan Resseger

• Indiana officials spar over extra funding for takeover schools from Chalkbeat

U.S. ED DEPT

• DeVos Hires Advocate for For-Profit Colleges to Oversee Higher Education from Diane Ravitch

THE WAR ON TEACHERS

• State Sends Mixed Messages As Thousands Of Teachers Rush To Avoid Licensing Rule from WFYI-Indianapolis

WRAP-AROUND SERVICES

• Schools sought mental health aid: Conservative groups fought against funding from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

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