August 10, 2023
Indiana’s largest teacher prep program gets revised grade for reading instruction
Ball State’s Teachers College received a revised grade of A for its science of reading instruction from the National Council of Teacher Quality, after the university raised concerns about the council’s initial grade.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2023
Tool launched to help Indiana high schoolers keep track of college credits
Indiana College Core is a part of the Commission’s goal of increasing the college-going rate and college completion.
Read MoreAugust 3, 2023
Half of Indiana high schoolers feel hopeless. So why is mental health care controversial?
Despite growing anxiety and depression among U.S. children, mental health support in schools is facing an onslaught of criticism from conservative parent activists.
Read MoreAugust 2, 2023
Kentucky’s top education official resigns over anti-LGBTQ+ law
Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason Glass says he’d rather leave his job than be charged with implementing new restrictions on transgender students under Senate Bill 150.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2023
Indiana teachers can use state credit, federal deduction to recoup out-of-pocket classroom costs
AdoptAClassroom.org said 93 percent of teachers supplemented their classroom budget with their own money to buy necessary supplies for their classrooms. Between state tax credits and federal deductions, however, educators in Indiana could recoup as much as $400 each year to help cover the cost of personally supplying materials for their classrooms.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2023
Over 90% of teaching staff directly affected by IPS school closures will stay in the district
At least 90% of the teaching staff directly impacted by Indianapolis Public Schools’ sweeping reorganization enacted last year will continue working in the district for the 2023-24 school year, the district said Thursday.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2023
Why IPS is claiming an exemption from a state law about selling buildings to charters for $1
Indianapolis Public Schools says its planned sale of two school buildings is exempt from a state law that makes district facilities available to charter schools for $1.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2023
Will teaching reading science pull Indiana children out of a literacy decline?
A new law requires a science based way of teaching literacy for K-12 schools and educator prep programs. Can this reverse Indiana's decline in literacy?
Read MoreJuly 27, 2023
Why this educator believes science of reading will help Indiana’s students
A literacy instructor says in order to better support Indiana's youngest students, teachers need to be equipped with the proper reading instruction.
Read MoreJuly 26, 2023
Township schools in Marion County: Tell us what you want to read about them
Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI are partnering to provide more coverage of the township school districts and the students they educate.
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