Articles tagged as: Chalkbeat Indiana
February 27, 2025
A grant for Indiana families to buy tutoring is stopping sooner than expected. Will it come back?
Operators said the popularity and heavy use of the Indiana Learns program led to its early end. They hope it will return next year.
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2025
Lawsuits allege culture of violence left 2 Perry Township Schools students with head injuries
Two families are suing Perry Township Schools for unspecified damages over the alleged bullying of two students with disabilities that left them with traumatic head injuries, arguing in court filings that the district has shown continued apathy toward habitual violence in school.
Read MoreJanuary 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.
Read MoreOctober 9, 2024
What candidates for IPS school board said about why voters should pick them
The district’s sweeping reorganization plan and the influence of outside groups loomed large over Tuesday night’s forum featuring candidates for the Indianapolis Public Schools board.
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2024
Ex-Edison administrator terminated after dispute over racial slur now leads Indianapolis charter school
Nathan Tuttle, who was previously executive director and CEO at Edison School of the Arts, started as the K-8 principal of Matchbook Learning in the summer.
Read MoreAugust 26, 2024
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library keeps growing in Indiana but Marion County lacks full access
In 85 counties in Indiana, all children under age 5 can register to read free books delivered to their home through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. That’s 31 more counties than a year ago.
Read MoreJuly 18, 2024
GOP platform promises funding cuts for ‘woke’ schools, no teacher tenure, school choice for all
Cut federal funding for schools “pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content on our children.” That’s among the top 20 promises in the Republican Party’s 2024 platform, alongside pledges to seal the border, conduct the largest deportation operation in American history, make college campuses “patriotic and safe again,” and “keep men out of women’s sports.”
Read MoreMay 9, 2024
Messy breakup at Indianapolis charter school tees up fight over students, teachers
A charter school is squaring off against its operator in what could turn into a fight over students and staff on the Far Eastside of Indianapolis.
Read MoreApril 17, 2024
Inside a unique public microschool in Indianapolis
As a public program, the Lab School is unique among the dozens of loosely defined microschools around Indiana, which are usually very small private schools.
Read MoreApril 5, 2024
Indianapolis charter school seeks to go private so it can accept vouchers
The Genius School, a K-6 school on the city’s east side, is petitioning the State Board of Education for accreditation as a non-public school.
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