ILEARN results for the 2024-25 school year just dropped. The top-line results for the state reading something like this. In reading? Stagnation. In math? Modest growth. We do a deep dive into this year’s results and offer four takeaways for the broader landscape in Indianapolis and statewide. Continue reading 2025 ILEARN Deep Dive, Analysis, and Takeaways
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?
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
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
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
