The Daily Report Card: Takeover Schools, For-Profit Colleges, and Fighting Intruders With Guns

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State superintendent Tony Bennett (center) and state school turnaround director Jim Larson (left), photographed at a community meeting in August.

Parents can’t get information on what takeover schools will offer – Indy Star Contracts with turnaround operators at Indiana’s failing schools won’t be finalized until Spring, leaving many families in a lurch. (Indianapolis Star)

Putting school accountability in overdrive – Times of Northwest Indiana The NWI Times examines state superintendent Tony Bennett’s plans to speed along takeover plans at more underperforming public — and charter — schools. (nwitimes.com)

For-Profit Colleges – Masson’s Blog One of many reactions we got to last Friday’s post on for-profit colleges. (masson.us)

Why “Right to Work” Opponents Are Wrong – Indianapolis Political Buzz Abdul-Hakim Shabazz says “arguments against RTW are not based on logic, but based on emotion; albeit the emotion is fear and it is the most powerful of emotions, but it still a pathos-driven argument.” (Examiner.com)

Bringing Pencils & Books to a Gun Fight; ALICE Training Raises Questions – School Security Blog Should students and teachers be trained to fight armed intruders in a school? (schoolsecurityblog.com)

Understanding the ‘why’ behind teacher evaluations is critical to their success – Thoughts on Public Education The public overwhelmingly wants teachers to be paid based on their students’ performance, not seniority. But how do you build a system everyone can live with? Indiana’s wrestling with this problem, and Judy Burton has some insights on not only the ‘how,’ but the ‘why.’ (toped.svefoundation.org)