Franklin Township Community School Corporation and the Battle Over a Google Data Center

Development plans for a new Google data center have been winding their way through the Indianapolis City-County Council in recent weeks. A final hearing is scheduled for September 22. Franklin Township Community School Corporation just came out in support of the data center after previously opposing it. But would the data center benefit students and families? Continue reading Franklin Township Community School Corporation and the Battle Over a Google Data Center

Full Circle IndySeptember 19, 2025Leave 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

The way we teach math is broken. Here’s how to solve it.

Students are taught how to solve specific problems, but not the joy of actual problem solving. This distinction is everything. Our outcomes are suffering for it. But recognizing the distinction also makes clear the path to addressing our flagging nationwide math proficiency. Continue reading The way we teach math is broken. Here’s how to solve it.

Full Circle IndyAugust 14, 2024Leave a comment

Is a pursuit of racial equity to blame for stagnant education outcomes?

Excuse the clickbait title. Let me clear up any possible incoming misconception and be candid with you. The answer to that question is, for me, an unequivocal “no.” But for Steven Wilson, founder of the Ascend Learning charter school network and author of a forthcoming book tentatively titled The Lost Decade, the answer seems to be “yes.” Continue reading Is a pursuit of racial equity to blame for stagnant education outcomes?

Full Circle IndyJuly 10, 2024July 11, 2024Leave a comment

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Indiana vs. the Feds: the Brewing Fight Over Title IX

Indiana is determined for federal Title IX revisions to go over like a lead balloon. State Attorney General Todd Rokita joined a lawsuit alongside attorneys general from Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia seeking to block this legislative change. What now? Continue reading Indiana vs. the Feds: the Brewing Fight Over Title IX

Full Circle IndyJune 17, 2024June 19, 2024Leave a comment

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The Lost Decade: What Happened to Indiana’s Reading Scores?

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?

Full Circle IndyApril 30, 2024April 30, 20242 Comments

What’s Next for Girls in Stem Academy? And What Really Matters to Us?

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?

Full Circle IndyApril 10, 2024April 30, 2024Leave a comment

Back to the Glass Ceiling: Zoning Fight Re-Redux

March 20 marked the next step in Girls in Stem Academy’s ongoing saga. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission approved their request to rezone a former church property on the northwest side of Indianapolis within the boundaries of Washington Township. But this is far from over. Continue reading Back to the Glass Ceiling: Zoning Fight Re-Redux

Full Circle IndyMarch 28, 2024April 10, 20241 Comment

The Glass Ceiling is Cracking: Zoning Fight Redux

The zoning hearing to decide if Girls in Stem Academy can operate in the old Witherspoon Presbyterian building in Washington Township took place February 29. The short of it? The rezoning was approved, paving the (still possibly winding) way for Girls in Stem Academy to occupy the building. The long of it? More complex. Continue reading The Glass Ceiling is Cracking: Zoning Fight Redux

Full Circle IndyMarch 7, 2024March 28, 20241 Comment

A Zoning Fight to Reinforce the Glass Ceiling in Indianapolis

The main problem they’re trying to solve with Girls in Stem Academy? Despite women being approximately half of the US population, they make up just 28% of those employed in STEM professions. The school clearly believes Indiana, and Indianapolis in particular, can smash more of the glass ceiling for young girls. Continue reading A Zoning Fight to Reinforce the Glass Ceiling in Indianapolis

Full Circle IndyFebruary 20, 2024March 15, 20244 Comments

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