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Vouchers as Feint–Subsidizing Free Market Ideology

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Today’s HT front-page story by Bethany Nolan detailing an informational meeting about the state’s expansive voucher program is titled “School Vouchers Praised for Adding Options,” while the online edition changes its title somewhat to “School Vouchers Praised for Broadening Educational Options”.  I won’t hold Nolan responsible for the variation, though it seems a questionable practice [...]

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Who Runs the Indianapolis Public Schools?

Who runs our IPS? “The crisis is not about education at all. It’s about power.” ~ James BaldwinOverview:Traditionally, local school [...]

What is Learning?

Question: Define the purpose of guttering on a house. Answer: Choose the response that represents your thinking. a. to catch [...]

The Great Lawsuit (Audio)

This is the essay that led to Fuller’s longer treatment on the Rights of Women titled Woman in the 19th Century. [...]

Audio Recording of “The Sleepers” (1855) by Walt Whitman

An audio recording by Doug Storm of “The Sleepers” (1855) by Walt Whitman. (18:48) *** I wander all night in [...]

Audio Recording of Whitman’s (1855) “Song of Myself”

Audio recording of Whitman’s (1855) “Song of Myself” by Doug Storm (1:49:42) *** Do I contradict myself? Very well then [...]

An Audio Recording of “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne

An audio recording by Doug Storm of “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (42:16)