Have you ever had a teacher that gave you a ton of busywork? Teachers that hand out huge double-sided packets and expect you to have them completed by the end of class. If you have had this experience, then you have probably also thought to yourself there is no possible way your teacher would grade…
School lunch has been a huge topic of discussion lately. From school districts threatening to send children to foster care over lunch debt, to community members donating their own money to pay off unpaid lunch bills, the school lunch debate has heated up over the last year. Just recently an Ohio boy, Jefferson Sharpnack, had…
Last Wednesday, Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Aleesia Johnson gave the first-ever State of the District address. Similar to the State of the Union address given by the President of the United States every year, this speech was designed to give the community a broad overview of the current affairs of Indianapolis Public Schools. The address…
Many students depend on the meals that are provided during school. Indianapolis Public Schools has recognized this and will continue to provide meals to students in need over the break. From October 14 to October 18 IPS will serve lunch and breakfast at several schools around the city. Over 80 percent of IPS students qualify…
The teachers of Chicago have voted to authorize a strike, at least the ones in the union did. The Chicago Teachers Union took a vote on Thursday to decide whether or not to move towards a possible strike. The answer was a resounding yes. Around 94% of ballots counted by 10 p.m. Thursday night were…
A middle-aged man passed away in St. Louis from a lung illness tied to vaping last week. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), this is the 8th confirmed death tied to e-cigarettes. Unfortunately, the CDC only expects this number to rise. Electronic cigarettes or “E-cigarettes” are battery-powered devices that allow users to inhale…
It’s that time of the year when schools start receiving their standardized test grades from the previous year. With those grades comes complaints about fairness, and “teaching to the test” . . . and that’s for the schools lucky enough to get their scores as there always seems to be delays. These kinds of experiences…
Last month a video from Shortridge high school went viral because it appeared to show an officer punching a student. Authorities now believe they have enough evidence to charge the officer for his role in the altercation. IMPD Officers responded to Shortridge High School last month to assist following a large fight inside the school….
One of the biggest arguments in education right now is the role of testing. More specifically the scores yielded from the standardized tests and how those scores should be viewed and used. Within this argument, there are two clearly defined sides. The side that thinks scores should be used to evaluate teachers and schools and…
Student loans have been a problem for a while, but we are now in the midst of a full-blown student loan crisis. College students are graduating with massive debts. 69% of the class of 2018 took out student loans, and they graduated with an average of $29,800 in student loans. This doesn’t include the loans…