It almost seems like once a month there is a report of an educator or school-affiliated personnel that is caught in blackface. Before I go any further, blackface is wrong. There is no justification for an educator to support this action or to participate in the action. You are not an educated enough educator if…
In my recent article, “What is Happening in Catholic Schools,” I wrote about a letter I received at a Catholic school my sons attended for PreK-4. Some readers felt like I left them with a cliff hanger by not explaining what happened after my husband and I received the letter and other readers, who knew…
Shortly after I married my husband, I learned I may never be able to have children. Knowing the odds were against me, I am grateful every day for the privilege of being a parent. Being a parent comes with great responsibility, especially being a parent of black boys. I believe it is my duty to…
Catholic schools have been in the media and the frequency is increasing, unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons. Unless you avoided media yesterday, you probably know about the incident involving Catholic students at the Lincoln Memorial. Students from Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky were in Washington D.C. for the March for life,…
With change comes struggle and sacrifice. Many times when we want change, we have to sacrifice or others around us have to make a sacrifice. Currently, 800,000 federal workers are being forced to make a huge sacrifice for a wall. Of all the pressing issues in America, this should not be the president’s highest priority….
Over the last few months, I have been asked by three different groups to give parental advice. I will be the first to tell you that I do not have it all figured out. Some days, I feel like a complete failure as a parent. As with any aspect of life, it is easier to…
The Lifetime six-part docuseries Surviving R. Kelly has generated a lot of conversation, but are we having the right conversations? Some people have expressed anger that the popular R&B singer has not been convicted of a crime and is not in jail. Some people are supporting the singer and have suggested the females in the…
Emma Donnan Middle School, Howe High School, and Manual High School were taken over by the state in 2011 for being failing schools for several years. The state chose Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) to turn the schools around. Unfortunately, all of the schools did not improve. School State Grade 2017 State Grade 2018 Federal Grade…
I appreciate the transparency of my fellow Indy K12 writer David McGuire. He is the principal of Tindley Summit, and he recently shared that he used to believe their previous hair policy was right. Up until this school year, at Tindley schools, boys had to keep their hair a certain length which eliminated hairstyles such…
Another year in education is almost in the books, but we would like to look back at our most viewed and shared content during 2018. We decided to go with a top 12 list instead of a top 10 because two of our most viewed articles this year were written in 2017. We appreciate your…