GUEST COMMENTARY: Lawmakers favor private education at public schools' expense

In an Indiana General Assembly session where so much could have been done for K-12 public schools, the super majorities in the House and Senate let those opportunities slip through their fingers.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Urge legislators to financially support public schools

As we approach the halfway point of the current session of the Indiana General Assembly, the Northwest Indiana Superintendent’s Study Council has serious concerns for Indiana’s legislators and citizens to consider.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Indiana must restore school funding cuts

The Indiana General Assembly will focus on a two-year state budget as well as adjustments this year. The greatest impact on the state budget will be the dollars appropriated for education.

GUEST COMMENTARY: School superintendents welcome call for accountability

It is the age of accountability. The superintendents of the Northwest Indiana Public School Study Council welcome the call to be accountable.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Public should question new Indiana grading formula for schools

By the Northwest Indiana Public School Study Council

GUEST COMMENTARY: What is the A through F school grading system?

Remember when you were in school? Hopefully, you did your best to work hard to learn. The payoff was a good grade based on your hard work and your demonstration of achievement. In recent years, schools have been labeled in much the same way.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Reduced state support, tax caps present budget building challenges

School officials have always had to make difficult decisions when building annual budgets. Superintendents and school business managers annually face the complex task of providing for student needs with fewer education dollars. Recent funding changes and the constitutional tax cap have contr…

CHART -- NWI Indiana Public School Study Council

This chart is an example of how one school district — MSD of Boone Township — is affected by the tax-cap legislation.

GUEST COMMENTARY: NWI graduates ready for college, career

College and career readiness are goals for every student, and Northwest Indiana public schools are doing incredible work preparing today’s graduates for their future.