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January 23, 2025
IPS won’t allow ICE inside schools without a warrant
Indianapolis Public Schools wrote in an email to families this week that the district will not allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enter schools without a warrant.
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January 23, 2025
Immigration arrests at schools loom after Trump changes longstanding policy
The Trump administration has cleared the way for immigration arrests at or near schools, ending a decades-old approach.
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January 21, 2025
Lawmakers eye changes to STEM teacher license, religious instruction time, bullying notice
Senate lawmakers are considering a bill that would address teacher shortages in STEM, change the amount of time high school students are allowed to leave school to attend religious instruction, and alter the timeframe of when schools must notify parents of bullying incidents.
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January 24, 2025
‘It’s racist.’ Indy lawmaker blasts Braun for not funding Martin University
An Indianapolis Democrat blasted Gov. Mike Braun’s first budget proposal as racist. Braun’s proposed budget would not fund the state’s only predominantly Black university or a state grant program designed to get more first-generation and minority students to college.
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Health / January 17, 2025
New Indiana bill aims to make schools ready to respond if a kid’s heart stops
Nearly 90% of kids who go into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital die. But many Indiana schools aren’t equipped to respond if it happens. But a bill introduced this legislative session would require schools to be prepared if someone’s heart stops.
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Public Affairs / January 13, 2025
Bill would prevent public universities from offering race-based scholarships
A bill that would protect university students from discipline over some types of speech could also eliminate minority scholarships in Indiana.
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Public Affairs / January 6, 2025
Pre-K, early learning expansion on agenda for some Indiana lawmakers
Some Indiana lawmakers want to expand pre-K access to all children throughout the state. Early learning experts say while that would benefit Hoosier students, Indiana still has a long way to go.
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