CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES. CLICK HERE TO SEE GRADES FOR SPECIFIC SCHOOLS. 2013 A-F SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY GRADES FOR ALL INDIANA SCHOOLS After delays over a scandal involving former Supt. Dr. Tony Bennett, and delays concerned the problems conducting the 2013 ISTEP tests online, the State Board of Education and the Indiana Department of Education have […]
Afternoons with Amos has done scores of interviews with education officials, school board members, school superintendents, politicians, education reformers and frustrated parents and community members. But our program rarely gets to interview classroom teachers. Because they’re busy educating kids when our program’s on the air. But Afternoons with Amos talked to two veteran teachers in […]
Indiana Pacers Guard George Hill, an IPS graduate, got emotional when he received a surprise visit from the Broad Ripple High School Teacher, Susan Avery, who helped inspired and pushed him to succeed. The tearful and joyful reunion occurred as Hill joined IPS Superintendent Dr. Lewis Ferebee and United Way CEO Ann Murtlow to announce […]
For the second year the City of Indianapolis is sponsoring a competition among most of the city’s high schools and many middle schools to encourage more young people to enter STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) Careers. It’s the 2nd annual Indy VEC Vex Robotics Championships held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Teams from 44 high schools and 40 middle […]
Despite the problems with the 2013 ISTEP tests in Indiana, African-American public school students in Indianapolis/Marion County continued to improve in the annual achievement tests conducted for third through eighth graders in Indiana’s schools. The analysis of 2013 ISTEP data by PraiseIndy.com revealed that 61.0% of city/county African-American public school students passed their grade’s benchmark […]
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 […]
The City of Indianapolis employed 246 lifeguards this summer, but hired only fifteen (15) Indianapolis Public School (IPS) students; even though most of the city’s public swimming pools are located in IPS neighborhoods. That stunning and shocking statistics was finally obtained from the Department of Parks and Recreation of the City of Indianapolis after a […]
In a stunning announcement, the Trustees of Martin University has named former Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Eugene White as the university’s Interim President. Dr. White takes the helm of the Indianapolis’ o and Indiana’s only HBCU from Dr. George Miller who announced last month that he was leaving Martin University after two years. Dr. […]
Recently, the new Superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools, Dr. Lewis Ferebee sent a letter to all the district’s over 29,000 students introducing himself. In the letter Dr. Ferebee talked about his background and his role and responsibility in preparing students. But more importantly, Dr. Ferebee directed his words directly to students. Many who read […]
It is 2 weeks into the school year and IPS teachers are unfortunately looking at too many empty seats! Did they move or are they chilling at home? click here to read more Source: WTHR
In a stunning display of journalistic malpractice, the Indianapolis Star censored a welcoming letter to students of the Indianapolis Public Schools written by new Superintendent Dr. Lewis Ferebee. Dr. Ferebee had written the letter to every one of the estimated 29,000 students enrolled this month in IPS. A letter to introduce himself and talk about […]
EXCLUSIVE: IPS Board President, Member Optimistic As New Year Starts For Indianapolis Public Schools
The 2012-2013 school year has begun for the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS). And the year begins with the selection of a new Superintendent Dr. Lewis Ferebee and a new spirit of common purpose and resolve among members of the IPS School Board. Board President Diane Arnold, and senior Board Member Rev. Michael Brown appeared on […]
