A Piece of My Mind with Shane Phipps
A Continual Search for Empathy, Understanding, and Sanity
By now you know at least something about the growing teacher shortage crisis. It’s already bad and it’s getting worse. So how bad is it? How close are we, really, … Continue reading Tipping point: Could public education be a month away from collapse?
The following is a primer for anyone interested in systematically dismantling and destroying public education in your state. Follow these steps and before you know it, you’ll have paved the … Continue reading How to destroy public education: A primer for dummies
Dear Governor Holcomb, I’m just going to come right to the point; with all due respect, sir, you are just another part of the plan and we see right through … Continue reading An Open Letter to Governor Eric Holcomb: We See Right Through You, November is Coming
The dust of the Red for Ed Action Day rally has barely settled and already the Indiana House supermajority has shown that it has no respect for the cause of … Continue reading Indiana’s Supermajority House Just Spat Right in the Face of Teachers
Ten years ago, I could have never imagined that I would make a part of my living writing about politics and education. Yes, I was a teacher then, and yes, … Continue reading Never Forget: Glenda Ritz and the Election that Lit My Political Fire
NOTE: This is the article I wrote in 2016 that kickstarted my career as a blogger and freelance writer. The overwhelming response to this piece, which was read by over … Continue reading My Blog Post from 2016 that Started It All: Why Mike Pence Terrifies Me