Articles tagged as: Marion County Schools
December 28, 2023
WFYI’s education stories of 2023 – special education investigations, mental health, science of reading
This year, WFYI reporters tackled complex education investigations and explainers in audio and written reports
Read MoreDecember 28, 2023
Charter authorizer rejects bid from Indianapolis school with rocky academic, attendance history
The Genius School in Indianapolis has lost its bid for a charter from a second authorizer.
Read MoreDecember 21, 2023
Perry school opens a sensory room with space for students to wind down — or amp up
The first thing a student might notice in Burkhart Elementary School’s new sensory room is the light tube. Or maybe the slide. Or the trampoline and crash mat.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2023
How these Marion County students are earning college credit in high school
More than half of Marion County high school graduates earn dual credits from public colleges during their high school years.
Read MoreDecember 1, 2023
Roughly 1 in 3 Indy charter schools have closed since 2001. Is weak oversight a problem?
Closing schools represents a form of accountability, but the volume of closures turns in Indianapolis spotlight on Indiana’s charter authorizers.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2023
Fewer Indianapolis high schoolers are going to college
College enrollment in Indianapolis is declining.
Read MoreOctober 16, 2023
Safer schools, new classrooms, pools: Lawrence Township’s plan of over $500 million takes shape
The renovations are among the largest of the district’s massive facilities upgrade plan that has touched all 17 school buildings.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2023
IREAD scores rise slightly for most Indianapolis districts but remain below pre-COVID levels
The majority of Marion County districts and charter schools remain well below the statewide pass rate of 81 percent for public school students.
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?
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