Friday, August 8, 2014

8-8-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter:





Indy Corporate School Complex Gearing Up for IPS School Board Buyout
by Doug MartinEven though the filing deadline is not until the end of the month, the Indy Chamber has already handpicked candidates to elect to the IPS school board to completely turn the city’s schools over to the greedy. Readers who have read Hoosier School Heist know exactly what this means and are well aware of the group of billionaires and lapdogs who desire to turn Indianapolis into New Orl

Ed Delaney’s Son's 2012 Senate Race Funded by Corporate Ed
by Doug Martin Although state representative Ed Delaney has been a friend to public education so far, we better keep a close eye on his son, Edward Timothy Delaney—or simply Tim, if he decides to run for the Indiana state Senate in the future.   Although he lost the election, Edward Timothy Delaney's 2012 campaign was highly funded by many of the hedge fund managers and billionaires across the co

Ed Delaney's Corporate ED Funders: SERIOUS ALERT
by Doug MartinWhen Indiana Senate Democrat Ed Delaney and his daughter never returned emails I sent to them when I was shopping for a lawyer for Hoosier School Heist, I figured Delaney didn’t need my business or my money, but now I know there is more to the story.    Although Delaney has been a friend to public education so far, we better keep a close eye on him in the future because Delaney's 201

8-7-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Access to books helps close the reading gap in kindergartenAccess to books helps close the reading gap in kindergartenStephen KrashenFryer and Levitt (2004) examined reading and math test scores in kindergarten and grade 1 from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (about 1000 schools). Their focus was the gap between black and white children.For reading, the difference between bl