Teachers need to be competent in their subject area. Anyone teaching a particular subject should have a serviceable knowledge of said subject. This shouldn’t be a controversial idea, but unfortunately, it has become a sort of debate in education circles. This is mainly due to the way we assess whether or not a teacher knows…
Indianapolis Public Schools are in a state of flux. Former superintendent, Dr. Lewis Ferebee, has been picked to head Washington, D.C. schools leaving a void. The vacancy is currently filled by interim superintendent Aleesia Johnson, but the Indianapolis Public Schools commissioners have announced that they plan to hire a permanent replacement for Ferebee by May….
School discipline is a hot button issue these days. Many teachers and administrators struggle to find an effective form of discipline. Some schools are unable to find any form of discipline at all. In lieu of effective discipline, many schools have resorted to suspensions and expulsions. But according to a new study, there is another…
How far would you go to help one of your students? Would you be willing to break the law? That’s a question that a lot of people are asking themselves after hearing the latest story making waves in education circles. An Indiana superintendent is accused of passing a sick student off as her son to…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s government designated holiday has officially come and gone for 2019. As usual, the day was filled with symbolic marches, speeches, and programming celebrating the late great civil rights icon. Eulogies, declarations and pledges bejeweled my timelines on all the social media platforms. And, like every year, the day after is…
School choice has been shaking up K-12 education for years now, but what about Pre-K? Charters and vouchers have created a paradigm shift in the way we view educational options, but the Pre-K landscape hasn’t seen a significant disruption in years. A new startup wants to change that. Wonderschool is an online platform that has…
Social Studies class is the type of place where a student can have a variety of different experiences. Most of it depends on the type of teacher leading the class. Is the teacher engaging? Is the teacher knowledgeable about their content? Does the teacher have a good relationship with the students? Of course, those questions…
If you have ever had a conversation with someone around low-income families, you may have heard them question why some people with low-income have seemingly expensive items. Something along the lines of, “Well if they don’t have a lot of money why are they spending $150 on shoes?” This sentiment is quite pervasive. Many people…
Bullying is an ongoing issue around the country. Most schools would probably describe bullying as the single biggest non-academic problem they face. Because of this, schools are often seen as the primary mechanism for combating bullying. However, there is a problem with this idea…schools have no idea what they are doing. Bullying is kind of…
Indiana’s complicated educational governance structure has been a source of frustration for years. There is no shortage of ideas and hot takes about how to fix it, but a local state representative has a creative new idea on how to fix the state’s board of education: Get rid of it. Indiana House of Representatives Democrat…