KRULL: Beware the apparent mandate of a landslide
We tend to think that elections in which one party or the other racks up an overwhelming majority should calm the body politic.
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FARGO: Sure the schools are failing? Check it out
Unfortunately, journalists still sometimes fall into the trap of accepting what “everybody knows” without doing enough questioning.
MUTZ: Gale of opportunity blowing toward IPS
The New Orleans school system, which endured almost total devastation due to Hurricane Katrina, may give us a model to follow. When given an opportunity for a fresh start, the city developed a combination of public and charter schools.
MAHERN: What’s the problem with school vouchers, really?
Why not take the tax money we would have spent sending children to a failing system and give their parents the opportunity to send them to the private school of their choice? After all, that’s what we do when it comes to higher ed.
RUSTHOVEN: Urbana is actually about school choice
The Indiana State Teachers Association opposes vouchers with every fiber of its being. So does the Democratic legislative caucus, supported by ISTA (and ISTA dues money).
MEREDITH: Community leaders know what’s best for their schools
It seems clear that local control of school calendar issues should be based on what is best for the students in local settings and not about the bottom dollar of profit.
HARRIS: The amount of quality classroom time is the real issue
It’s not when to start and when to end that matters, it’s the amount of time kids spend actually learning that will keep us competing in the global economy.
DOWD: Governor Brown redux … the iceman melteth
The shock of dark hair is gone, but Jerry Brown is still Jerry Brown. The prickliness, bluntness, questioning, calculating. That against-the-grain attitude; disdain for materialism, emptiness and politics as usual; that Jesuit-Buddhist outlook.
DOUTHAT: The lowdown on why monogamy matters
The ultimate goal is a sexual culture that makes it easier for young people to achieve romantic happiness—by encouraging them to wait a little longer, choose more carefully and judge their sex lives against a strong moral standard.
KRUGMAN: Education won’t fix wage disparity by itself
Both high-wage and low-wage employment have grown rapidly, but medium-wage jobs—the kinds of jobs we count on to support a strong middle class—have lagged behind.
HERBERT: Dumbing down the college experience
Students can get their degrees without putting in more of an effort because in far too many instances the colleges and universities are not demanding more of them.
TENBARGE: Please, cut Indiana University’s budget
Of all the areas for potential cuts, higher education makes the most sense. Not only are there great opportunities for cuts, but our higher education institutions are well-prepared to handle them.
EARLY: My fond memories of President Reagan
Soon-to-be President Reagan seemed to enjoy the fact that some of my uninvited pals from White River Yacht Club showed up on the river in two pontoon boats.
SHELLA: Indiana has no shortage of stupid laws
A law designed to make politics more transparent has given politicians a reason to hide their motives, their actions, and wink at the public in the meantime.
KETZENBERGER: Referenda may divide school funding equity
The recession and slow recovery have made it harder for schools to win approval for tax increases for both general spending and construction.
BOEHM: Put redistricting in hands of citizen group
Although there is no one right answer to the “best” map, a group of respected citizens charged with drawing fair maps will take that obligation seriously.
VAUGHN: Time to end two-timing public employees
Shouldn’t the right of citizens to have government untainted by conflicts prevail over the perceived right of an individual to run for office and hold a public job at the same time?
CAMPBELL: The absurdity of our immigration politics
If proponents were serious about the issue, they would make it a crime to hire an illegal immigrant. Not a slap on the wrist, not a fine, not an audit, but a felony.
RENN: Beyond brain drain to talent magnet
Indy is no longer a sleepy, backwater state capital. While it certainly has a way to go in some departments, it is at the point where it can compete at a much higher level than many think.
HEIN: Sports more than a game in Green Bay, Indy
Both cities consider sports to be a reflection of not only their spirit but also their character.