Summer School But Fun, With Proven Academic Results? Inside Indiana’s Summer Learning Labs

With Thanksgiving Break around the corner and Indiana’s first dusting of snow surely imminent, it may feel an odd time to bring up summer. But the quiet fact is that Indianapolis has been spearheading a summer school revolution over the past few years. And this revolution is spreading to all corners of the Hoosier state. Continue reading Summer School But Fun, With Proven Academic Results? Inside Indiana’s Summer Learning Labs

Full Circle IndyNovember 25, 2024Leave a comment

Local School Board Results Roundup from IPS to Marion County to the Suburbs

The recent election was consequential for all kinds of reasons on the state and national levels. There’s no dearth of reactions to these results and what they mean. But local elections matter too, particularly outcomes related to school boards across Marion County and the surrounding suburbs. Today, we round up results from IPS to Marion County to the surrounding suburbs. Continue reading Local School Board Results Roundup from IPS to Marion County to the Suburbs

Full Circle IndyNovember 17, 2024Leave a comment

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And How are the Children?

“And how are the children?” It’s a common greeting of the Masai tribe in Africa. This was the second thing I thought of Wednesday morning as I scrolled through election results on my phone. The first? The morning following the 2016 election when I walked into my 8th grade homeroom to greet my class of Black and Brown students. Continue reading And How are the Children?

Full Circle IndyNovember 12, 2024Leave a comment

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Month: November 2024

Summer School But Fun, With Proven Academic Results? Inside Indiana’s Summer Learning Labs

Local School Board Results Roundup from IPS to Marion County to the Suburbs

And How are the Children?