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Fixes at Broad Ripple Middle School Too Little, Too Late for Hundreds of Students

Broad Ripple Middle School (BRMS) is back in the news these past few weeks. We did a deep dive into the problems families and staff presented to the IPS board some months back. Today, under new leadership, many of those problems have been alleviated. But recent reporting also indicates hundreds of students didn’t stick around to experience the improvements. Continue reading Fixes at Broad Ripple Middle School Too Little, Too Late for Hundreds of Students

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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?

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