Felix Rippy and the Banana House […]
Felix Rippy announces his completion of the Arkansas Teacher Corps Summer Institute Training Program
Felix Rippy and Arkansas Teacher Corps […]
I wrote an article for USAHerald.com about a university taking over a failing public school district. Please read it and I welcome any comments. […]
Citizen Truth Article on the takeover of Muncie schools by Ball State People who follow my blog know that I take particular interest in patters of school funding and a crucial test of this is what happens when a state feels compelled to take over failing schools. A whole school district can be considered failing […]
As I’m sure you can tell from this blog, I am passionate about education policy and news. I’m so interested because education is the cornerstone of American democracy, it is the future, it is the vehicle that pulls people out of poverty—or it should be. For this to be true to the United States, […]
Public Safety Expenditures Public safety is a large, necessary and popular expenditure by most every level of government, but in the past 20 years, the cost of maintaining safety has increased by about 300%. This increase has happened despite 20 years of declining crime rates. Interestingly, in Indiana per capita police numbers have been lower […]
We need to get creative in helping our schools and their funding. I wrote an article for USA Herald going over some ideas for this very relevant issue. You can find it here. Creative Solutions to Solve the School Funding Mess Public/ Private Partnerships In Addressing Funding Issues One idea that requires a lot […]