The Outstater: Policy Discussion Without the Discussion
(For the use of the membership only) As the editor of something that dares call itself The Indiana Policy Review, it’s important to me that Indiana policy is actually being discussed so it can be reviewed. I fear it’s not. My doubts began to surface several years ago during an early hearing on Indiana’s inheritance Read the full article…
Indiana Eco-Devo: Progress with Transparency
For release Dec. 30 and thereafter. by David Penticuff Some of us are pleased that the upcoming session of the Indiana General Assembly will include a serious attempt at reforming the way economic-development efforts are conducted in the name of Indiana taxpayers. Sen. Mike Delph, R-Carmel, is working with Sen. Jim Banks, R-Columbia City, to Read the full article…
Common Core Standards: Which Way for Indiana?
by SANDRA STOTSKY, Ph.D. The defeat of Tony Bennett as Indiana’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction was attributed to many factors. Yet, as one post-election analysis indicated, the size of the vote for his rival, Glenda Ritz, suggests that the most likely reason was Mr. Bennett’s support for, and attempt to implement, Common Core’s badly Read the full article…
King: The Toll Road: ‘Pay Me Now, Pay Me Later’
by Stephen M. King, Ph.D. Seven years ago, Gov. Mitch Daniels’ “Major Moves” legislation, passed along partisan lines, authorized dramatic changes in Indiana’s transportation-funding system. Those changes included a $3.8-billion, 75-year lease of the Indiana Toll Road (ITR) to Macquarie-Cintra, a private Australian-Spanish consortium. The consortium, ITR Concessionaire Company, in exchange for the upfront cash, Read the full article…
Sen. Lugar Solved Problems
For release Dec. 19 and thereafter (679 words) by Andrea Neal Richard Lugar set a record as the longest-serving U.S. senator in Indiana history, yet his career can be summed up in a single word: visionary. During 50 years in Indiana politics, his chief concern was never the next election but the next generation and Read the full article…
Bohanon: Competition Aids Clients of Education
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. The president of Ivy Tech threw down the gauntlet: “A four year liberal-arts education is a poor investment for America’s middle-class.” He went on to suggest that a two-year degree provided a more secure path to a job. The provost of Ball State took up the challenge and responded, “The data Read the full article…
