“It appears administrators see student media — like the rest of the university — as a business, rather than a learning lab that provides students invaluable experience and produces vital news coverage for Southern Indiana …”

The Biden administration's LIHTC rent increase cap 'could apply to over a million households. And perhaps more importantly, it shows for the first time that the tenant union movement can make its power felt on the national stage.' Fran Quigley commondreams.org/opinion/biden-…

Not only if the government Rokita’s client. It’s him.

“School quality plays a larger role in quality-of-life measures than all the natural amenities and all the privately produced amenities combined”: Michael J. Hicks

“A Hechinger Report analysis (found that in) Indiana, Maryland and Rhode Island – Black students are suspended more often for infractions that can include dress code violations, talking back to teachers and being too noisy in class.suspensions.”
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Authorizers are supposed to hold charter schools accountable for performance. Does that work when the schools can shop around for more lenient oversight? inschoolmatters.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/cha…

What an actual Indiana conservative thinks about US aid for Ukraine, via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2024/04/11/opi…

Indiana, is it China Chuck Goodrich or Russia Chuck Goodrich? I’m so confused.

“Adults concerned about chronic absenteeism ought to be trying to get young people to want to come to school regularly, not simply ‘to attend school.’ To do that, we need to make schools interesting, challenging, and safe”: ⁦John Merrow⁩ themerrowreport.com/2024/04/09/gue…

Another way to evade accountability.

Go to indianavoters.in.gov to check and make sure you're ready to vote. Deadline coming up on Monday, April 8 i.e. 'Eclipse Day.' Don't be left in the dark, #Vote .

I very much enjoyed Douglas N. Harris' book 'Charter School City.' It's smart, clearly written and fair. Others will have different takes, but here's mine: inschoolmatters.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/cha…

“You don’t have to squint to see how the housing crisis is complicating the otherwise positive economic message the president hopes to sell.”

“Despite considerable evidence that the US economy is performing better than it has in a half century, public opinion polls show American consumers view it as dismal”: ⁦Michael J. Hicks⁩ indystar.com/story/opinion/…

A record in which nearly everything substantive is redacted is like no record at all.

Have to say, I’m enjoying ⁦Douglas N. Harris⁩’s book about schools in New Orleans way more than I expected.

Journalists and policymakers, take note.

We have developed comprehensive slides based on 'Poverty, by America' that cover every chapter of the book.

You can download the slides & a teacher's guide at
endpovertyusa.org.

Huge thanks to Tas Yusufali dedicating so much care to this work!