COVID-19 has dragged school districts kicking and screaming into the digital age. Forcing schools online is not a good thing but forcing them to learn new tricks and address the digital divide is. With that being said, there are were bound to be obvious growing pains with such massive changes. Many speculated that the forced…
Ever since I have started writing for this site and others like it, I have waxed poetic about the state of education when it comes to my subject. History, geography, civics, and all other forms of social studies get the short end of the stick in most schools nationwide. Those classes are often first on…
There is over a trillion dollars in student loan debt in the United States. Much of that belongs to people who failed to graduate, are unemployed, or under-employed. Research shows this debt does not just adversely impact the individuals with the debt but is also a drag on the economy as a whole. Because of…
College football season is coming to an end and college basketball season is gearing up. NCAA football and basketball have long represented the pinnacle of amateur athletics. However, in recent years, many people have begun to question the amateur tag as it relates to college athletes. This in large part due to the amount of…
The biggest education story of this past year has been schools closing due to the coronavirus. Obviously COVID-19 has created a ton of problems, and its negative impact cannot be overstated. However, there was one positive: It dragged school districts kicking and screaming into the digital age. School districts should not let this long overdue…
The certification of the electoral votes from the 2020 election was already going to be a contentious issue, but the events that transpired go far beyond politicians yelling at each other on C-SPAN. An angry mob of self-described Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in an effort to undermine the election process. The end result…
2020 is coming to an end. This past year has been eventful, yet it is difficult to even remember everything that happened because so much has happened. In a normal year, the death of an international superstar like Kobe Bryant would have been the biggest story of the year but in 2020 it had been…
Over the last few years, the topic of teacher pay has been a hot button issue nationwide. This issue has led to rallies, protests, and even strikes in some states. It never came to the latter here in Indiana due in large part to laws preventing it. However, here on the home front the message…
2020 has been a rough year by virtually any metric. Education deserves a few wins after the past couple of months. If I had it my way, there would be a lot of things that schools, teachers, and students received just for enduring through such a difficult time. I obviously don’t have it my way…
COVID-19 has been a disaster for virtually every institution and education is no exception. With that being said, there has been one positive development and that is the proliferation of education technologies in rural and urban areas. Students in the aforementioned areas have long lagged behind their suburban peers in both access to technology and…