Audio Included in Post. Runs 46 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Eugene White appeared on Afternoons with Amos with IPS’ reaction to looming state intervention for five IPS high schools and one IPS middle school. Dr. White blasted state education officials for not providing IPS a chance to see and review […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 55 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Officials of the Indiana Department of Education came to Afternoons with Amos to explain the next steps in state intervention for five IPS high schools and one IPS middle school.Interviewing with Amos was Dale Chu, Ass’t Supt for Policy explained what the State did, why […]
DEVELOPING STORY CHECK FOR UPDATES. AFTERNOONS WITH AMOS WILL FOCUS ON THIS ISSUE TODAY AT 1PM! NEW INFO: The State announced three companies, included the Indianapolis-based, Black-owned/managed operator of Charles Tindley Charter school, are the companies that may run schools the state takes over. EdPower (Chas Tindley), Edison Schools and Charter Schools USA are the […]
A solid majority of Indianapolis African-American elementary and middle public school students passed the 2011 ISTEP tests in English/Language Arts and Math. According to data released by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) and analyzed by Afternoons with Amos , 58.4% of the 23,238 Indianapolis African-American third through eighth graders passed ISTEP’s English/Language Arts (ELA) […]
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, […]
Scores of community leaders volunteered in the cold and snow Saturday morning clearing sidewalks, driveways and parking lots of several IPS Schools. Seen here are some of the many volunteers out at Shortridge Middle and High School. Others volunteered at IPS Schools 60 and 110. Volunteers included Center Township Trustee Eugene Akers, Marion County Auditor […]
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 […]
