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Cornell Belcher discusses polling data showing that 72 percent of Black parents favor charter schools.

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 […]

The latest series of live interviews with area school board candidates was a bit unusual and rerefreshing. The candidates for school board in Pike and Wayne Townships exhibited enthusiasm, passion and commitment for public education in their appearances on Afternoons with Amos. The candidates who appeared strongly defended their districts and public education, while bemoaning […]

In the final Candidate Tuesday of the 2012 Elections, the two Republicans and seven Democrats running for seats in the Black-majority State Senate and House Districts in Indianapolis/Marion County appeared on the final Afternoons with Amos Candidate Tuesday.  Republicans Karl Scharnberg, candidate District 96 and Dr. David Black, candidate District 99 gave their party’s views […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 26 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. A new poll says a majority of Hoosiers, including a majority of African-Americans, favor school vouchers and school choice. Robert Enlow, President/CEO of the Foundation for Educational Choice talked about the survey and the prospects for vouchers and choice in Indiana on Afternoons with […]