Malcolm X was once asked if he believed the United States was making progress. He replied and said: No. No. No. No. I will never say that progress is being made. If you stick a knife in my back nine inches and pull it out six inches, there’s no progress. If you pull it all…
The African American Excellence in Education Awards has taken place for the last five years. It is an opportunity to lift up Black educators who exude excellence. This year, the awards ceremony took place during the InnoPower Minority Business Week. Over 300 Black educators, both certified and classified, have been honored over the last five…
It is summertime! While typically summer vacation serves as the signal for a prolonged break from academic work, parents should consider doing things a little bit differently this year. It is probably best for kids to remain somewhat academically engaged. The learning loss from COVID-19 is real and more real for some students than others….
This year marks the fifth year of the African American Excellence in Education Awards. Now more than ever, it is important to recognize the hard work of Black educators, who sometimes might get overlooked. Black excellence is more than a hashtag; it is happening in schools across the nation including Indiana. Over the last five…
Marion County Public Health Order 14 went into effect on June 8 at 8 a.m. This impacts school guidance for summer school and summer programming. One constant during the pandemic was the shift school staff had to make due to the health orders. Schools are still expected to have at least three feet of social…
Is there anywhere that Black people can be safe and not criminalized? This is a question that some Black educators have when at their school. Franklin Township teacher, Craig Jordan, experience brings this question to the forefront. Indy Recorder reported that Jordan, a Black male teacher, was handcuffed by school security after being accused of…
The school year is coming to an end. Next year, schools are largely planning to be open for full-time in-person instruction. While that is a welcome change to the impromptu distance learning that schools have been forced to engage in this year, it does have a drawback: People might forget the lessons from the storm…
When my children started kindergarten sixteen years ago, I didn’t know anything about school choice. All I wanted was for my children to receive a good education. I have said this many times before; the schools where I could afford to live were failing and had been for a long time. In my search for…
Did you ever learn about Black Wall Street and the Tulsa, Oklahoma Massacre? I know I did not. It was not until I was an adult. Did you learn about the Rosewood, Florida Massacre in school? I didn’t, but I know about it because of my dad. He told me what happened to Black people…
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and as my Indy K12 colleague previously stated, heritage and history months are an opportunity to raise awareness but this awareness should be happening throughout the year. A few years ago, I was an elementary librarian. During AAPI month, I put out a book display to…