Last month a video from Shortridge high school went viral because it appeared to show an officer punching a student. Authorities now believe they have enough evidence to charge the officer for his role in the altercation. IMPD Officers responded to Shortridge High School last month to assist following a large fight inside the school….
During September, we recognize Attendance Awareness Month. Attendance Awareness Month is a national campaign to promote the value of regular school attendance. There are actions needed by schools, parents, and communities to reduce chronic absence of students. It is important to encourage regular school attendance. Regular school attendance is important to overall school success for…
Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month happens from Sept. 15-Oct. 15. During this time, we recognize and celebrate the cultures of Latino Americans. Latino Americans make up roughly 18 percent of the population in the United States. As the population of Latino students grows in my school, I have become more interested in not just the…
Listen as Educator Barnes shares how a doctoral assignment made her reflect about teachers traumatizing students at school.
I am coming at this as though I was that young man. There was a time in my life where I was that young man. God willing there will be a time where that young man will be me. I had a range of emotions after watching the video, including sadness, confusion, and anger. I…
“Tomorrow is Friday the 13th and a full moon. Check on your teacher friends. They are not okay.” This was one of many messages I saw as I scrolled on social media yesterday. If you can’t already tell, I don’t put much stock into these comments, but the belief in these superstitions by colleagues have…
Each generation has a shared event that almost everyone remembers. They remember what they were doing when it happened, how they felt, and the impact the event had. For me, that event was 9/11. Tuesday, September 11, 2001 was the date when terrorists hijacked four passenger planes. Two were flown into the World Trade Center….
National Grandparents Day takes place each year on the first Sunday following Labor Day weekend. If you are like me, you wonder where your parents went once you became a parent. The rules I had to follow apparently no longer apply to my children. My children can have dessert before dinner according to my parents….
Tuesday, September 4, 2019, the embargo was lifted and ILEARN results were made available to the public. Schools and parents had already received results. As expected, scores plummeted as Indiana students shifted from taking I-STEP to ILEARN. Regardless of the assessment, one fact rings true: students of color continue to underperform when compared to their…
One of the biggest arguments in education right now is the role of testing. More specifically the scores yielded from the standardized tests and how those scores should be viewed and used. Within this argument, there are two clearly defined sides. The side that thinks scores should be used to evaluate teachers and schools and…