Tindley School to Be an Indiana First
Andrea Neal column for March 24 and thereafter740 words INDIANAPOLIS — What would happen if you took one of the most rigorous private high schools in your city, moved it to one of your most blighted blocks and issued an open invitation to neighborhood kids to attend — free of charge? That far-fetched idea comes Read the full article…
Bold Vision Needed for Education Platform
Andrea Neal column for March 17 and thereafter750 words INDIANAPOLIS — As they develop their policy initiatives for Indiana schools, candidates for governor should take a page from Rod Paige’s playbook: Be bold, be creative and don’t be afraid to take on the teachers" union. Though Paige’s sense of humor backfired last month when he Read the full article…
Ball State Charters Meeting Diverse Need
Andrea Neal column for Sept. 14 and thereafter740 words (Note to editors: This is the second in a two-part series).When the Southwest Sullivan School Corp. closed Graysville Elementary School in a cost-saving move, residents got mad. Then they got creative. Concerned citizens asked Ball State University to sponsor a charter school in their southwest Indiana Read the full article…
Income Tax, Property Tax or “None of the Above?”
Andrea Neal column for Feb. 3 and thereafter (EDITORS: Please note ellipsis should go inside quote in graf 5) 725 words INDIANAPOLIS — Given a choice, which would you rather pay: income tax or property tax? That’s the question posed by House Bill 1008, which would allow county, town and city governments in Indiana to Read the full article…
Do-nothing Session Was a Blessing
Andrea Neal column for March 10 and thereafter725 words INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers left town with few notable accomplishments. Thank goodness. Accomplishments cost money. Indiana is running a billion-dollar deficit. A few months from now, the failure to pass all-day kindergarten will be a distant memory. Instead, we’ll be engaged in budgetary second-guessing. Should legislators have Read the full article…
More Mayors Need Chartering Authority
Andrea Neal column for Sept. 7 and thereafter740 words (Note to editors: This is the first of a two-part series. The second part looks at the Ball State charter school experience).INDIANAPOLIS – When the Indiana General Assembly passed a charter school law in 2001, it carved out a unique responsibility for one man: Indianapolis Mayor Read the full article…
