Audio Included in Post. Runs 11 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. mayor Greg Ballard wants to control any IPS schools the State of Indiana takes over because of poor academic performance. The Mayor announced his policy Wednesday, revealing that he got the Indiana Legislature to insert into the 2011-2013 State Budget a provision allowing any city […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 26 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Last week, IPS vowed not to enroll students living in IPS neighborhoods who start school at charter schools then transfer back to IPS. To see the scope of this problem, WTLC-AM1310’s Afternoons with Amos program requested official enrollment data from the Indiana Department […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 44 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Having cut 350 personnel, including over 250 teachers. and more than $20 million from his budget, IPS Superintendent Dr. Eugene White appeared on Afternoons with Amos to explain the cuts. Plus, Dr. White explained a new IPS policy where students living in the district who […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 58 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. How do you improve parent involvement in their children’s education? Parent Power, a parents advocacy group working with parents in IPS believe its having school administrators, principals, teachers, other school workers and the community all working together to improve education. Parent Power’s Merry Juerling, […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 52 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. The President of the Indianapolis Public School Board Elizabeth Gore appeared on Afternoons with Amos and covered a number of education issues facing IPS. From the possible state takeover of several IPS high school and middle schools, to improving parental involvement, publicizing IPS programs, […]
Has the Superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools, a system that has opposed the expansion of charter schools, now changed his mind about them? IPS Superintendent Dr. Eugene White joined fifteen other leaders of major urban school districts, including controversial Washington, DC Superintendent Dr. Michelle Rhee, in signing a commentary to be published in Sunday’s […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 53 Minutes. ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. The Indianapolis Public Schools have revealed their plans to change their school calendar, from 180 days of school over ten months; to 180 days of school over twelve months. In the plan revealed Wednesday (Oct 6th) school would start August 1, 2011 and run in […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 18 Minutes. ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. In an exclusive Afternoons with Amos interview, a national foundation reported that Indiana is one of the ten worst states in graduating Black males from high school. A report titled Yes We Can by the Schott Foundation for Public Education reported that just 42% of […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 51 Minutes. ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. Afternoons with Amos broadcast live from IPS School 15, Thomas Gregg School on the first day of school. School 15 is one that worked with the United Way and the Near Eastside and Martindale/Brightwood neighborhoods to improve attendance on Day One. Amos talked with Principal […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 46 Minutes. ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. Afternoons with Amos broadcast live from IPS School 15, Thomas Gregg School on the first day of school. School 15 is one that worked with the United Way and the Near Eastside and Martindale/Brightwood neighborhoods to improve attendance on Day One. In Part 2 Amos […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 29 Minutes. ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. IPS Superintendent Dr. Eugene White previewed the new school year in an exclusive Afternoons with Amos interview that made news. Dr. White revealed that local law enforcement has no plans for truancy sweeps to help make sure students return to school on time. Dr. White […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 18 Minutes. ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. The Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is urging all of its students to be ready and be in school, in class, on Day One, Wednesday, August 11th. IPS Director of School and Community Relations Mary Louise Bewley told Afternoons with Amos listeners about the importance of […]
