Behind every teacher, there are instructional assistants, cafeteria workers, custodians, and other classified staff members working diligently to keep schools running smoothly. In a typical public school, non-teachers comprise almost half of the workforce. While teachers and certified staff are typically paid on salary, classified staff are generally paid hourly when school is in session….
When Indianapolis Public Schools teacher Tamika Manson returned to work after a trip to Canada, she could sense something was off. “I was refreshed, recharged, and ready to go. I walked in the door and headed to our staff meeting, but the faces I saw were really sad and defeated.” At that meeting, Manson learned…
More than 150 young people gathered at Georgetown Cinemas on Jan. 24, but they were not lining up to see the latest Marvel flick. Derris “Dee” Ross, the founder of the Ross Foundation, rented the theater for a screening and discussion of “Just Mercy.” The award-winning film tells the heartbreaking true story of an inmate…
For prior generations, earning a bachelor’s degree was seen as an opportunity to obtain financial stability and break cycles of poverty. As the national student loan debt rises beyond $1.5 trillion, Americans are starting to question if college could have the opposite effect. Here’s what local educators have to say about the cost of college….