While thousands packed the Indiana State House protesting how the Governor and Legislature has mistreated and disrespected her and public education, Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz was in the AM 1310 The Light studio talking with the community on Afternoons with Amos in a broad and wide ranging extended interview. Her opponents have tried […]

For eight years Dan Elsener has served as a member of the Indiana State Board of Education, representing the 7th Congressional District, which consists of most of Indianapolis/Marion County.  Last year, voters in the 7th District overwhelmingly voted for Glenda Ritz to be state school’s chief in a landslide. Ritz won with 64.3% of the […]

Nearly two weeks after officially starting as Superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools, Dr. Lewis Ferebee made his first in studio appearance on Afternoons with Amos to talk with the community about his plans to learn and start to improve IPS.  Dr. Ferebee plans to do a lot in his first 100 days, between now […]

More African-Americans are attending college than ever before.  But the biggest challenge isn’t getting Blacks to enroll in college, its making sure they graduate.  And making sure that they’ve studied the college level courses in high school so they need to take remedial courses before they enter college.  On a special two hour Afternoons with […]

In its first ever broadcast from Lawrence Township, Afternoons with Amos traveled to the McKinzie Center for Innovation and Technology, part of the Lawrence Township Schools. McKinzie offers a wide range of hands on courses in a variety of real world skills for high school students. Over 40% of students in Lawrence Central and North […]

In the first ever broadcast from Perry Township in WTLC’s long and stories history, Afternoons with Amos went to the southside school district to learn about education in a district that’s been involved in the Indianapolis desegregation effort for thirty-one years. Broadcasting live from Winchester Village Elementary School, Amos talked with Perry Township school officials […]

Dr. Alvin Poussaint, the famed Harvard Medical School Professor, psychiatrist and educator whose landmark studies on the education of Black youth and recognition that racism is a mental illness has influenced the fields of mental health and education is the Keynote Speaker at this year’s Indiana Black Expo Education Conference.  Dr. Poussaint, also worked with […]

IPS Supt. Dr. Eugene White strongly defended the Indianapolis Public Schools and blasted the proposal by The Mind Trust to radically reform the district. On Afternoons with Amos, Dr. White discussed his A+ reorganization plan while pointing out the problems with the Mind Trust proposal. Dr. White discussed a lot of issues including the district’s […]

Click Above to Hear Interview. Runs 17 Minutes ©2012 WTLC/Radio One. Education reformer Michelle Rhee, who gained national attention with her no nonsense approach to public education, non-performing teachers and stressing that schools and educators should put Students First, talked about her philosophies in an exclusive Afternoons with Amos interview. Rhee has founded Students First, […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 51 Minutes. Audio©2011 WTLC/Radio One. In a broadcast first, Afternoons with Amos examined Special Education in Indiana. Here is Part One of the wide ranging discussion with Anne Davis, Director of Special Education, Indiana Dept of Education and other staff explaining – What is Special Education? How is a child […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 51 Minutes. Audio©2011 WTLC/Radio One. In a broadcast first, Afternoons with Amos examined Special Education in Indiana. Here is Part Two of the wide ranging discussion with Anne Davis, Director of Special Education, Indiana Dept of Education and other staff explaining – What is Special Education? How is a child […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 55 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Supt. of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett had a lively, detailed, passionate discussion on education with Amos and Afternoons with Amos listeners. Dr. Bennett talked about pending state takeover of some twenty schools in Indiana, including some in IPS. The discussion also covered schools […]