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The Politicians Still Don’T Get It: The Corruption Of Public Education, Jeff Abbott Sep 2011

The Politicians Still Don’T Get It: The Corruption Of Public Education, Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott

Indiana politicians and school reform are discussed.


White Paper: Projected Savings From School Reform, Jeff Abbott Aug 2011

White Paper: Projected Savings From School Reform, Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott

This paper explores possible school district savings from deregulation, de-politicization, and consolidation of school districts in Delaware County, Indiana. The author projected a 4.5 million dollar savings by the Indiana legislature changing the school districts' governance structures in Delaware County, Indiana.


Bennett Plan Aims To Fast-Forward Education Gains, Jeff Abbott Jan 2010

Bennett Plan Aims To Fast-Forward Education Gains, Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott

This is an op ed article appearing in the Indiana Policy Review 25 newspaper publisher network throughout Indiana. It explains the benefits of Indiana's Race to the Top proposal.


Let’S “Transform” The Colts The Way We Do Public Schools: Phase 2, Jeff Abbott Dec 2009

Let’S “Transform” The Colts The Way We Do Public Schools: Phase 2, Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott

This article uses tongue in cheek to compare the possible closing, turnaround, restart, or transformation of the Indianapolis Colts with what is happening in school reform.


Shifting Money Into The Classroom, Jeff Abbott Dec 2008

Shifting Money Into The Classroom, Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott

The author argues that by adopting the freedom school model of public school governance, which de-regulates and de-politicizes public schools, substantial tax savings will occur.


The Perfect Storm…Coming To A Community Near You, Jeff Abbott Dec 2008

The Perfect Storm…Coming To A Community Near You, Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott

Now in the year 2009 a new type of perfect storm is rapidly developing in public education. Like the 1991 perfect storm, three merging storms are coming together to produce a most violent storm in the public education arena. Those merging storms are the: • The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“the stimulus bill”; • The excessive regulation of public schools; and • The excessive politicization of public schools.


Can Our Community “Afford” This Bond Issue For Our School? Proposed Factors For Determining Affordability Of School Building Projects, Jeff Abbott Nov 2007

Can Our Community “Afford” This Bond Issue For Our School? Proposed Factors For Determining Affordability Of School Building Projects, Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott

This paper explores the literature of whether a community can afford a public school bond issue. This paper sets forth recommended criteria to determine community affordability of local bond issues.