IUPUI will soon become just IU and PU. Indiana and Purdue have announced a split.
Author: Andrew Pillow
Andrew Pillow is a middle school social studies teacher. He has taught in inner-city Indianapolis for over a decade. He is a Teach For America alumni and a former Teach Plus Policy Fellow. When he is not teaching he dabbles as a freelance writer.
Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Make an Amazon Wishlist for Basic Classroom Needs
School supplies shouldn’t be relegated to the realm of charity.
Let Your Kids Have Some Fun Over the Summer
Summer shouldn’t be all work and no play.
ILEARN 2022: Even the ‘Good’ Schools Have Racial Disparities
ILEARN scores are out for Indiana. They are bad. They are NOT as bad as last year, but they are still unambiguously bad. Some of this data reflect of the setbacks from COVID-19. We knew going in that learning loss was going to be an issue, and this just confirmed it. However, there is another…
Administrators Need to Differentiate Professional Development
Professional development sessions should not be one size fits all.
It’s Okay to ‘Poach’ Teachers From Other Schools
Every principal is going to do everything they can to make sure they have good teachers.
How Will Recent Supreme Court Decisions Impact Schools? – Carson v. Makin – Kennedy v. Bremerton
The Impact of the Supreme Court decisions in Carson v. Makin and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
Communities Need To Support Their School BEFORE the District Tries to Close It
Indianapolis Public Schools is cash strapped. There are a lot of reasons for this. Like many other urban school districts around the country, they are serving significantly less students than they did in the past and less students means less funding. They have recently unveiled their plan to save money and predictably the plan includes…
Don’t Omit LGBTQIA+ History From Your Curriculum
Stop me if you have heard this before: Your history curriculum is largely ignoring a marginalized group. This time we aren’t talking about women or ethnic minorities. We are talking about members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Contrary to what some prominent figures would have you believe, homosexual, transgender, and non-binary individuals have always been among…
Teachers In Ohio Can Now Carry Guns – Will More States Follow?
On the heels of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas lawmakers tossed around dozens of ideas to curb future shootings. Most of those ideas centered on conventional methods like more gun control, more security or mental health services. However, a few people suggested more guns … in the hands of teachers. Earlier this week,…