Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Louis Ferebee visited the Eliza Blaker IPS School 55 Pre-School on Indy’s northside to help sell the Mayor’s proposal for having Indianapolis home property owners pay increased property taxes to fund pre-school for four year olds. Afternoons with Amos Host Amos Brown attended the event […]
It’s true! Parents can make a different in the school their children and grandchildren attend. This truism is being provided right now at a couple of Indianapolis Public Schools. In an Afternoons with Amos interviews, parents involved in a “Parents University” run by the Stand for Children organization talked about their efforts in getting IPS […]
In an exclusive Afternoons with Amos interview, Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz talked about Wednesday’s State Board of Education meeting which many are describing as chaotic and disrespectful to one of Indiana’s statewide elected officials. In the interview Ritz explained that a state agency created by Executive Order of Gov. Mike Pence, without legislative […]
A dual audit of the finances and budget procedures of the Indianapolis Public Schools has confirmed that the district has not been operating at a deficit; but rather with a surplus. Members of the IPS Board of School Commissioners were briefed Tuesday evening by Superintendent Dr. Lewis Ferebee on the results of audits conducted by […]
Above you’re seeing the photos of ten men and women, teachers in the Indianapolis Publiuc Schools, who have changed students lives for the better. And these ten IPS teachers are the first Finalists in the Hubbard Life Changing Teacher Awards. The ten were chosen as finalists from a field of 230 IPS teachers who […]
IPS Superintendent Dr. Lewis Ferebee, Indianapolis Deputy Mayor for Education Jason Kloth and The Mind Trust’s President/CEO David Harris came together on Afternoons with Amos to explain a new initiative called Innovation School Fellowships. The effort will utilize a new state law, Public Law 1321, which passed this year’s General Assembly. The new law, supported […]
INTERVIEW WITH SUPT. FEREBEE ADDED ALONG WITH COMMUNITY REACTION, PHOTOS & NEW DETAILS! In a stunning announcement, the Indianapolis Public Schools, which had been touting huge deficits in the range of $30 to $40 million dollars for the past few actually is in pretty good financial shape. IPS Superintendent Dr. Lewis Ferebee told the stunning […]
ISTEP testing is getting underway for students at Indianapolis Public Schools. In February, the Indiana Department of Education expanded the testing window to March 21st because of the cold and snow that altered school schedules and kept students out of class. Testing is expected to wrap up on March 19th. Make sure your students get plenty […]
A year ago the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) asked the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce (Indy Chamber) for assistance in analyzing IPS’ non academic and non classroom operations to see if there were ideas and strategies IPS could utilize to help improve its operations, be more efficient, get better use of its facilities and help […]
Classroom teachers today feel they’re not being appreciated. Education reformers, politicians, parents, taxpayers criticize teachers for the state of public education in America and Indiana. New laws have placed more burdens on teachers. The job of a classroom teacher now involves increased pressure to have their students perform well on tests. Teachers pay and even […]
As a school district, the Indianapolis Public Schools made gains in district performance, but fell slightly short of improving their grade from an “F” to a “D”, in data released today by the Indiana Department of Education. In the A-F performance grades approved by the State Board of Education and released by DOE, IPS received […]
 BACK -2- SCHOOL TODAY Nearly 30,000 IPS students are heading back to the classroom today. This will be their first day back in class since an extended Christmas holiday vacation due to the snow and arctic temps that caused the district to cancel class. Some sidewalks that students need to access bus stops are still snow-covered after a weekend of […]
