Articles tagged as: K-12
April 14, 2022
A new Latin and immigrant-inspired charter school is trying to partner with IPS
A new charter school inspired by Latin and immigrant experiences for middle and high schoolers wants to partner with Indianapolis Public Schools. The district is expected to consider it later this month, following dozens of supporters attending IPS board meetings in previous months.
Read MoreApril 13, 2022
‘All hands on deck’ as Indiana ends emergency permits for special education teachers
The Indiana State Board of Education approved a new temporary, special education teaching license designed to help schools address the special education teacher shortage.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2022
Indiana creates grant program to usher students into career pathways
The Indiana Department of Education is offering money to schools, nonprofits and employers to help shepherd students into high-wage careers. The state is calling it the Explore, Engage, and Experience grant.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2022
Lawmakers tweak teacher union law in an attempt to skirt likely free speech violation
Indiana lawmakers are continuing an effort to change how teachers pay union dues through paycheck deductions with a new law. It tweaks previous legislation that a federal judge said likely violated the constitution.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2022
Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoes transgender girls athletes ban bill
Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed House Bill 1041 late Monday. He said in his veto letter, the bill sent to him fell short of providing clarity and one consistent state policy regarding the fairness in K-12 sports in Indiana.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2022
‘Everything on the table’ as IPS addresses enrollment decline and too many schools
Indianapolis Public Schools has too few students for the number of buildings in the district. A dozen of those facilities in use are in poor or worse condition and it could take nearly $500 million to fix them.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2022
Despite controversy, lawmakers made notable changes for Hoosier schools during the 2022 session
Controversial bills aligned with national political battles on cultural and social issues in schools dominated conversations at the Statehouse this session. But lawmakers also conducted plenty of other legislative business that didn't get as much attention -- including several notable changes for education.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2022
New law closes training loophole for police in Indiana schools
A new Indiana law will require all police who regularly work inside public schools to undergo basic school resource officer training — effectively closing a loophole that advocates have long wanted lawmakers to address. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed House Bill 1093 into law on Tuesday.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2022
Schools could soon lose flexibility in how student meals can be served
Federal lawmakers approved a spending plan this week that would not renew pandemic-related child nutrition waivers that gave schools flexibility in how they serve students meals, such as allowing grab-and-go meals and meal delivery.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2022
How Indiana’s anti-CRT bill failed even with a GOP supermajority
A wide-ranging bill to restrict what teachers could say about race and racism stalled and died last week after vocal opposition from a broad coalition, a series of gaffes by lawmakers, and ultimately, an ideological split in the supermajority.
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