September 7, 2023
Can ChatGPT help students? IU professor says they can gain a lot from new AI tech
“Let students understand the mechanism and the principal of AI, and then they can use the AI technology more responsibly," says an Indiana University professor.
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2023
Tri-North mom arrested for threatening students with gun
The mother of a Tri-North Middle School student has been arrested and charged with threatening students at a bus stop Aug. 25.
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2023
Purdue Polytechnic to open third Indy charter high school
A third Purdue Polytechnic charter high school has been approved to open in the IPS district boundary.
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2023
Communities in Schools program that organizes counseling, parent groups grows in Lawrence Township
For seven years, the school has received support from Communities in Schools (or CIS), a national nonprofit that brings community resources into schools through school site coordinators. As Lawrence Township schools recover from the pandemic, the assistance Richardson coordinates as the CIS liaison has come in many forms.
Read MoreAugust 31, 2023
As more teens overdose on fentanyl, schools face a drug crisis unlike any other
Fentanyl was involved in the vast majority of all teen overdose deaths – 84% – in 2021, and the problem has been growing. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl-related adolescent overdose deaths nearly tripled from 2019 to 2021. And nearly a quarter of those deaths involved counterfeit pills that weren't prescribed by a doctor.
Read MoreAugust 30, 2023
Queer teens need mental health support, Indiana high schooler tells Jill Biden
Jill Biden came to discuss the crisis in teen mental health across the country.
Read MoreAugust 30, 2023
These Marion County educators are finalists for 2024 Indiana Teacher of the Year
The ten finalists come from suburban, rural and urban districts across the state.
Read MoreAugust 30, 2023
Indiana schools receive $30 million for safety projects, nearly two-thirds funding resource officers
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced on Tuesday that the state approved all Secured School Safety Grant applications this year due to an increase in funding from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
Read MoreAugust 28, 2023
Did IPS break the Open Door Law? Charter school group says it did
A formal complaint alleges the Indianapolis Public Schools Board broke Indiana's Open Door Law when it approved a lawsuit against the state.
Read MoreAugust 25, 2023
More than half of Indiana second graders take IREAD-3 as reading check
The IREAD-3 test measures third graders reading aptitude and helps determine if they are reading at their grade level. Third graders are not the only ones taking the IREAD-3, however over half of Indianas second graders are also taking the test.
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