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White Paper: Projected Savings From School Reform, Jeff Abbott
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
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 1, Jeff Abbott
Let’S “Transform” The Colts The Way We Do Public Schools: Phase 1, Jeff Abbott
Jeff Abbott
This article, done tongue-in-cheek, uses sarcasm to parallel the need to reform public education with the need to reform the Indianapolis Colts.
Let’S “Transform” The Colts The Way We Do Public Schools: Phase 2, Jeff Abbott
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
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
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.
Abbott: Istep+ Scores — It Depends On How You Look At Them, Jeff Abbott
Abbott: Istep+ Scores — It Depends On How You Look At Them, Jeff Abbott
Jeff Abbott
This paper uses control charts and trend lines to suggest that Indiana teachers may be doing a better job educating Indiana students than policy makers think.