Claire Fiddian-Green: Education is key to breaking the cycle of poverty
Poverty does not have to equate to destiny.
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Ed DeLaney: The new attack on common schools
The transition from educating broadly to training for careers would call for a dramatic reconsideration of the purpose of public education.
Leah McGrath: More important than straight A’s
Somewhere in time, we separated morality and mindfulness from academics in schools.
John McDonald: Let’s expand the definition of ‘teacher’
We have to train data workers in skills like individual entrepreneurship, design thinking, software coding, blockchain, machine learning and the gig economy.
Deborah Hearn Smith: Here before the Mayflower ever arrived
It pains me to know a young person can graduate with honors from high school and not know the importance of anyone of non-European ancestry.
Dana Black: Black History Month education is for white folks, too
We have contributed at every level to make this nation what it is and you can’t ignore it because the ugly parts make you uncomfortable.
Una Osili: Misperceptions about inequality hamper debate
Many Americans hold overly optimistic beliefs concerning the current state of racial disparities.
Carey Hamilton: Why do we make it hard for working people to vote?
If voters demand sensible, responsible leadership, I’m optimistic we can overcome reflexive partisanship.
Kyle Hupfer: To increase the vote, let’s talk civics
We need to ensure that every student, before he or she enters adulthood and the rigors of daily life, has a basic understanding of our form of government.
MIKE LOPRESTI: A hoops classic that never gets old—even after 60 years
Ray Pavy recalls the night he and his late friend, Jimmy Rayl, combined for 100 points.
URBAN DESIGN: Red Line predecessors led to city prosperity
Previous expansions of public transportation were also followed by population growth.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Market economy makes us richer than Rockefeller
When the first-ever Forbes list of the wealthiest Americans came out in 1918, John D. Rockefeller was on top with an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion. Adjusted for inflation, that’s more than $20 billion today. Does that staggering sum make you envious? It shouldn’t. Consider the following hypothetical: How much money would someone have to offer […]
HAHN: Don’t let financial secrets put strain on your marriage
How can you manage money disagreements and keep your relationship on track?
FEIGENBAUM: Debates about major issues remain behind closed doors
While you’re still waiting on some indication as to the fate—or even direction—of the key items on the legislative agenda, lots has been happening beneath the surface on most of them.
Opioid ‘progress’ is fiction, not fact
A recent report card from the Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse suggests the state is seeing progress in the fight against the opioid epidemic. First published by IBJ [Opioid war rages on, but those on the front lines see progress, Nov. 23], the commission reported that Indiana saw a 10 percent drop in opioid painkillers […]
Foxconn holds important lessons for Indiana
Call it “A Tale of Two (Troubled) Deals”—the struggles facing Amazon’s HQ2 project in New York and the uncertain future of the massive Foxconn manufacturing facility in southeastern Wisconsin, both of which are nightmarish for elected officials and economic developers. The local interest in Amazon is obvious; it’s hard not to greet stories of NYC […]
A compassionate approach to the opioid crisis
Every single day of 2017, five Hoosiers died of an overdose, primarily involving opioids—that’s a record number, and an immense human tragedy. It’s an economic calamity, as well. Indiana University business researchers estimate that, over the past 15 years, the state has endured $43.3 billion in economic damages because of opioid misuse. Like all other states, […]
GREG MORRIS: Leon Mordoh lived an inspiring life
He was successful in business but truly excelled in building uplifting relationships.
EDITORIAL: With field set for mayor’s race, it’s time for thoughtful debate
Republican Jim Merritt—who has represented an Indianapolis district in the state Senate for nearly two decades—will take on Mayor Joe Hogsett in what is already proving to be a more spirited contest than the race four years ago.
Kristen Cooper: 5 ways men can help achieve gender parity
Increasing mentoring relationships between women and men is an important component to creating more equitable and mentally healthy work environments as well as ending gender disparity in C-suites, boards and investment deals.