On Friday, charter leaders from across the city asked the IPS Superintendent and the Indianapolis Public School board to equally share any referendum dollars if awarded in an election next year. These leaders representing 29 charter schools would like IPS to share an equal amount of revenue among all public-school students who live and attend…
Thanksgiving is known as a time of year when families gather. The day after Thanksgiving became known as Black Friday. People would camp outside of stores for hours to get the latest deals. As times have changed, people moved from waiting in long line to shop online the Monday after Thanksgiving which began Cyber Monday….
Welcome to the EduVerse with ProfessorJBA. This series is aimed at parents and caregivers in an effort to inform them about the various roles and aspects of the educational landscape to ensure that caregivers can make informed decisions. We allowed politics and the media to dictate if virtual learning would be the vehicle that finally…
In this piece, I will use several terms, such as multilingual language learners (MLL), English language learners (ELL), and English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). My preferred term is MLL which acknowledges that we don’t want English to replace students’ native language (s), but instead, we want students to be literate in their native…
While October has passed and National Principal Month has come and gone, I am always here to support and offer insight to principals. I am someone who served as a principal. By no means do I believe I am a principal expert; however, I am passionate about principalship and love supporting principals. I want to…
Welcome to the EduVerse with ProfessorJBA. This series is aimed at parents and caregivers in an effort to inform them about the various roles and aspects of the educational landscape to ensure that caregivers can make informed decisions. National Family Engagement Month is celebrated in November. School districts across the country have celebrations for schools…
Thankful for the opportunity to serve my students and families Hoping that we have more teachers join the profession than those that leave Always remember to take care of yourself and then you can take care of your students No more giving homework over the weekend and over breaks Keep those random drawings your students…
The Indianapolis Public Schools rebuilding stronger plan is really something. Whether that something is really good or really bad remains to be seen. However, there is no shortage of people willing to stake their flag at either end of the spectrum. The Mind Trust doesn’t support the plan. However, it had enough support on the…
Join us for this three-perspective series. Indy K12 writers David McGuire, Andrew Pillow, and Educator Barnes provide their perspectives and thoughts about the recently approved IPS Rebuilding Stronger plan. Thursday, November 17, IPS approved its Rebuilding Stronger plan. This plan will include sweeping changes to the district. Many Indianapolis residents feel the only certainty in…
Join us for this three-perspective series. Indy K12 writers David McGuire, Andrew Pillow, and Educator Barnes provide their perspectives and thoughts about the recently approved IPS Rebuilding Stronger plan. The word unanimous means to be in full agreement or a vote or opinion held by everyone involved. In the 2015-2016 NBA season Steph Curry became…