Last week, social media was ablaze due to a parent’s frustration about a consequence her child received. Parent Uju Anya tweeted, “My child got sent to Zoom detention for not paying attention in Zoom 4th grade. Email said here’s the link to access the room to serve detention. I swear I’m trying so hard to…
“Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood” were the words Simon sang during “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” right before he led a press conference as spokesperson of SPRQ Point. There had been an issue with the chirp (a SPRQ Point watch) where the facial recognition software was not recognizing Black and brown faces. Simon had…
A year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down U.S. schools. A year into the pandemic, 12 million students still lack adequate broadband access at home. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) already has millions of dollars for broadband in schools and libraries in a program called E-Rate. But right now those institutions can’t use the money to get…
The American Rescue Plan will provide nearly 123 billion in stimulus funds for K-12 schools. The funds will be divided between state education agencies (10%) and local education agencies (90%). Indiana has been allocated $1,994,734,056. How should Indiana schools use these funds? With any type of funding from the government, there is always some guidance…
The Center for Universal Education at Brookings recently released survey results about parents’ beliefs and goals for their children’s education. Almost 25,000 parents across ten countries were surveyed; this also included parents in Wayne County, Indiana. There were three broad findings: Most parents desire a “new” type of education for their child that is interactive…
As a family, my husband and I set goals and expectations for our sons. We know that we cannot put the responsibility of our children’s academic success solely on their school. As parents, we should be working with their teachers to help them reach and exceed their academic goals. To make this a reality, we…
Governor Eric Holcomb shared the face-covering mandate would shift to a face-covering advisory on April 6. This does not mean Hoosiers can go everywhere without a mask. Schools, state buildings and facilities, COVID-19 vaccination sites, and COVID-19 testing sites will still require Hoosiers to wear masks. Furthermore, decisions about how many people can gather will…
If you have a job, you probably have had an evaluation. Depending on your role and place of employment this may happen annually or a few times each year. Evaluations are not unique to the education profession. Since this profession is rooted in growing and learning, it is reasonable to believe that the evaluation would…
Teachers who have been teaching long enough have had students work on another teacher’s assignment in their class. The response to this offensive ranges from mild to major depending on the teacher. However, in a Long Island Catholic school, an 11-year-old Black boy was made to get on his knees and apologize to his teacher….
A year ago today, Governor Holcomb announced that school buildings in Indiana would close due to the coronavirus. Education in our state changed, and we still haven’t returned to how schools were prior to the pandemic. We have been living through a crisis. No, we have been trying to survive a crisis. Although a light…