Many school districts have decided that students will be working from home or will, at a minimum, have the option of doing so. For the schools where one hundred percent of the students will be working from home, some teachers have also been given the option to work from home … some have not. This…
Coronavirus is still kicking. In many places, it is actually worse now than it was when everything initially closed. This fact has many teachers around the country crying foul. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has approved a resolution in support of strikes around school safety. The idea is that if local leaders don’t believe…
Updated 7/24/20 As of 7/23/20 Indianapolis students are barred from in-person classes until Aug 5 per order of Mayor Hogsett District Reopening Plan E-Learning Option Indianapolis Public Schools Delayed till Aug. 17 Yes Hamilton Southeastern Schools Online instruction till Sept. 7 Yes Lawrence Township Delayed till Aug. 13 Yes Pike Township Delayed till Aug. 11…
As more school districts delay their return to school due to the changing COVID-19 situation, some Hoosiers are crying foul around current reopening plans. A petition titled, Indiana for the Safe Return to Schools, has been circulating online. In a nutshell, the document outlines a stricter set of conditions to return to school, increased access…
As COVID-19 resurfaces across the country, many municipalities are starting to examine their plans. Indiana is no exception. As Indy K12 has previously covered, many school districts have already pushed back their start dates. Those that have not yet done so, will now be forced to do so, at least if they are in Indianapolis….
If you have been in education circles for any significant amount of time, then you are probably familiar with the charter school network KIPP. There are over 200 KIPP schools, servicing around 100,000 students. Their slogan “Work hard. Be nice.” is just as ubiquitous as the schools themselves. It is even the namesake of the…
As the fall approaches, schools are grappling with how to return to class. Some school districts will be returning to business as usual and some are taking a more cautious approach. Warren Township is an example of the latter. Warren Township Schools will push back the return of students to school by one week. Instead…
Will schools open or not? That is the question that most states are grappling with as the fall approaches. Some schools have already announced they would fully open. Others are going with a hybrid in-person/e-school option. The Trump administration would prefer the former and have threatened to incentivize schools by hitting them in their wallets….
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COVID-19 is still going strong and things are still closed. However, political will seems to be moving towards opening things back up. Seeing as how the rest of the country cannot open up with kids at home, schools will have to find a way to open, too. This is where a place like Indianapolis faces…