The Governor’s Apology: Mea Culpa or Ploy?
587 words Gov. Mitch Daniels’ speech apologizing for his generation was quoted in the Wall Street Journal this week. He and others of this year’s commencement honorees described the Baby Boom generation as selfish. But one expert on the cultural impact of the generation, Neil Howe, told the newspaper that the apologies sounded like a Read the full article…
Governor’s Budget Comes Close to Being Painless
For release noon June 10 and thereafter (655 words)Note: Graf 4 refers to start of special session Thursday. If they couldn’t agree on spending priorities in the regular session, it’s hard to imagine state legislators coming together to pass a budget by June 30, the end of the fiscal year — especially considering the histrionics we’ve Read the full article…
‘Perfect Storm’ in Education Will Hit Indiana in Three Years
For release June 3 and thereafter (549 words) It made a great movie. In October 1991, a northeaster created by three merging storms combined with other factors so rare that the situation could not possibly have been worse. This “Perfect Storm” created waves 10 stories high and winds of 120 miles an hour. Now, in Read the full article…
Incentive Pay Shows Promise for Boosting Test Scores
For release noon May 26 and thereafter (675 words) State School Superintendent Tony Bennett has the right idea with his plan to give incentive grants to schools that raise graduation rates. The program, which Bennett is funding with cost savings achieved by his office, will award up to $20,000 to educators at high schools Read the full article…
Economics 101: Now Is a Good Time to Bone Up
For release May 20 and thereafter (791 words)In the past few months, as the U.S. stock market declined and unemployment increased, several former students indicated to me that they would have preferred to be studying macroeconomics this semester. Evidently, they did not learn as much as they would have liked in previous classes. As an Read the full article…
After Property Tax Reform, Chaos Still Rules for Many
For release May 13 and thereafter (684 words)If we can explore space, bank on-line and use lasers to remove gallbladders, you’d sure think we could get property tax bills out on time. Yet once again, Marion County residents — and folks in many other Indiana counties — are waiting for tax bills. This fiscal year, Read the full article…
