How Cool Is School? Throughout the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across America have been in flux. Some returned back in August and have been operating mostly as normal, while others have yet…
This headline appeared on March 16 in USA Today: “Columbia University is offering graduation ceremonies based on race, ethnicity, income status.” The university is actually offering seven distinct graduation ceremonies: Native American; a “lavender” ceremony…
On Wednesday, February 10th, several organizations testified before the Senate Education Committee on Senate Bill 288 which would repeal Indiana’s obscenity exemption. Current Indiana law (IC: 35-49-3-4) exempts public schools and public libraries from prosecution…
Purple for Parents Indiana is holding our 3rd mini-conference in Evansville, Indiana titled Education: The Reshaping of America on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Faith Church of the Nazarene, 519 E. Olmstead Ave, Evansville, IN….
It’s been said that girls are made of “Sugar and spice and everything nice.” But boys (tongue-in-cheek) came from “Snips and snails and puppy dog tails.” It was always known (until recently in America) that…
When I began my research into education several years back, I never imagined the rabbit holes I would be traversing down and what I would soon uncover. The darkness and evil that is targeting our…
For several years I have been honored to judge essays from middle and high school students (home schooled, charter, private, but most public) regarding our founding documents. The annual occasion is a local celebration of…
Restorative justice is a concept we are hearing a lot about in the context of schools and SEL. It’s called a more equitable alternative to punitive disciplinary methods such as expulsion and is designed to…
On Saturday, October 3rd, Purple for Parents Indiana held their first conference as an organization. The event took place at The Barns in Nappanee, Indiana and included speakers from around the country. The topic: The…
As social media evolves in today’s society, internet memes are one of the most eye-catching info-graphics most commonly posted across the board. Memes are images with statements that are usually funny, sarcastic, or cause one…