HECK: Integrate art into all school subjects
The data is clear: Students with arts education perform better on standardized tests. According to The College Board, students with four-plus years of arts education score 104 points higher on the SAT.
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NEILY: E-cig regulations will harm more than help
Available evidence provides a strong case for vaping as an alternative to smoking.
MORRIS: Martin University on a roll
Important community college is making comeback under former IPS Superintendent Eugene White.
SKARBECK: Investors lose enthusiasm for actively managed funds
there are just too many funds, and underperforming funds continue to exist as inattentive or apathetic investors let their money linger.
EDITORIAL: Workforce effort has teeth
For economic development professionals, the splashy, fun side of the business is the press conferences, where local and state leaders come together to announce a company’s plans to hire hundreds or even thousands of workers. But the eco-devo experts trying to bulk up central Indiana’s economy for 21st century success know the reality of the […]
BOHANON & STYRING: Drugmaking business has economics like no other
Manufacturing the drug itself typically costs pennies, but getting FDA approval certifying the drug as “safe and effective” can run upward of $2 billion.
HOOSIER BEACON: Hoagy Carmichael, legendary Indiana composer
After hearing one of his songs on the radio, Carmichael abandoned his legal career and devoted himself to music.
LOU’S VIEWS: For ‘Coriolanus,’ home is as dangerous as the battlefield
Catalyst Repertory's Bard Fest production benefits from an appropriately intense and committed cast.
DINING: Piling it on at Circle Centre’s new Primanti Bros. eatery
If you are from Pittsburgh, you might not want to read the commentary that follows.
LOPRESTI: An NBA season preview in 140 characters or less
The Tweetable pros and cons of every team in the league.
LETTER: Feds aren’t to blame for ITT failures
Most “private” educational facilities provide less than stellar graduates.
LETTER: Students are ones to suffer in ITT closure
I can assure you that the CEO and CFO of ITT were not saints in this whole situation, but the good people I worked with and the students didn’t deserve to pay the price for the C-suite’s foolishness.
NALLI: Progress on mental health, but a ways to go
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately one in five U.S. adults—43.8 million people—experience mental illness in a given year.
SMITH: Reversing the poverty trend in Indianapolis
Today, more than one-third of Indianapolis children live in poverty, meaning our schools deal daily with the repercussions of kids coming to school hungry and living disorganized lives.
SMULYAN: Why culture matters
For any culture to flourish, there has to be mutual respect and a willingness to consider and debate any point of view.
EDITORIAL: Have faith in our vote
There’s no evidence of widespread fraud subverting the will of the people by changing the outcome of a national election.
KIM: High time to sharpen executive pay clawbacks
There is little agreement on how to make management financially accountable for its actions and decisions.
BOHANON & STYRING: Rewards app makes market, educational sense
Give the students an incentive to turn their cell phones off in class.
LOPRESTI: High school football playoffs started innocently enough
Back in ’73, few imagined basketball’s little brother would become such a spectacle.
DINING: Food carries the day at Punch Bowl Social
The Circle Centre newcomers isn’t just another interactive party palace.