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Mary Ann Sullivan

Politics & Policy

Indiana
February 12, 2018

Betsy DeVos made a covert visit to Indianapolis last week. Here’s why.

DeVos has highlighted Indianapolis innovation schools as an “out-of-the-box” approach.

Politics & Policy

Indiana
January 24, 2018

As Indianapolis moves to give principals more freedom, tough choices are on the horizon

The district aims to give principals at all traditional schools more control over instruction, budgets, and staffing by 2020.

Leadership & Management

Indiana
January 8, 2018

New board president wants a ‘world-class education’ for every student in Indianapolis Public Schools

School board member Michael O’Connor was unanimously selected Monday to serve as president for 2018.

Politics & Policy

Indiana
December 11, 2017

Millions of extra dollars go to Indianapolis magnet schools that have fewer poor students

More than $6.5 million extra is going 17 schools — including the district’s most affluent campuses.

Politics & Policy

Indiana
December 11, 2017

IPS’ new budget plan is supposed to give more money to poor schools. Here’s how it works.

Many schools with needy students still got less from the district than schools with more middle-class students.

Politics & Policy

Indiana
November 30, 2017

Indianapolis Public Schools will likely ask taxpayers for $936 million for teacher pay, construction

If approved by the school board next month, the request would be placed on the 2018 primary ballot on May 8.

Student & School Performance

Indiana
September 27, 2017

Test scores jumped in innovation schools, but IPS leaders aren’t declaring victory just yet.

Of the eight innovation schools that took the ISTEP test last spring, seven had higher passing rates on both the math and English tests than in the previous year.

Politics & Policy

Indiana
July 28, 2017

Indianapolis Public Schools leaders stripped a traditional public school of its teachers union — and few saw it coming

IPS leaders used a little-known provision of state law to remove the union as part of a plan to improve Marshall approved by the Indiana State Board of Education.

Politics & Policy

Indiana
April 28, 2017

IPS broke its own rules to work with a for-profit charter operator. Now it’s having second thoughts.

The district is responsible for Emma Donnan Elementary School's — so far low — test scores.

Money money

Indiana
November 17, 2016

IPS superintendent’s pay check goes up — even as test scores go down

The same day the public learned that test scores fell at the vast majority of Indianapolis Public Schools, Superintendent Lewis Ferebee got a $26,999 bonus.

Testing

Indiana
November 17, 2016

IPS sees test scores drop at top schools and first ‘innovation’ restart in 2016

Scores fell across the state, but the situation was worse in IPS, where the passing rate went down by 4 percentage points to 25.3 percent in 2016.

Testing

Indiana
October 19, 2016

Tired of waiting on state for test results, IPS considers giving students a new exam

Students in the Indianapolis Public Schools might soon have to take yet another exam. District leaders are so tired of the wait for state test…

Indianapolis Schools Divided

Indiana
September 29, 2016

IPS board approves changes to magnet admission, opening doors to more diverse schools

The district is shrinking the priority boundary and adding later admission deadlines.

Indianapolis Schools Divided

Indiana
September 20, 2016

Will new lottery rules diversify IPS magnet schools?

The board will vote on the proposal next week.

A school reborn

Indiana
August 31, 2016

The long road to a new site ends in song and inspiration at Edison School for the Arts

Tuesday’s coming out party for Edison, which began classes at its new location with the start of school earlier this month, was the final step in a sometimes painful process of reorganizing the arts magnet programs at Indianapolis Public Schools.
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