For the past ten years, student achievement has been falling. That’s true nationally. It’s also true in the Hoosier state. But this decline followed years of steady progress. So what happened that Indiana’s reading scores for its most vulnerable students tanked? Continue reading The Lost Decade: What Happened to Indiana’s Reading Scores?
The Genius School, an independent charter school in Indianapolis, recently received unanimous approval from the State Board of Education for provisional accreditation as a private school Why is a charter school trying to switch to a private school? And what are the implications of this move? Continue reading Today’s Episode of the Education Twilight Zone: a Charter School Goes Private.
This Earth Day, we highlight three Indianapolis schools that go above and beyond to connect their students to nature through environmental science, farming, and animal husbandry. Continue reading Students Should Get More Dirt Under Their Fingernails
For those in Washington Township. For those in Indianapolis. For those anywhere really. When it comes to education, what matters most to us? That’s the question on our minds as we look at the Indianapolis City-County Council’s rezoning request approval for Girls in Stem Academy. Continue reading What’s Next for Girls in Stem Academy? And What Really Matters to Us?
Teacher retention is a hot topic this time of year, if not always for a reason. I don’t buy the narrative in some corners that teacher retention is at a national crisis point. Things are not good. While there is no avalanche, things are liable to get worse in the face of inaction. Continue reading What Makes Teachers Stay? A Reflection on Retention.
