Organizers behind Girls IN STEM Academy passed a major hurdle in a petition process to rezone property in Washington Township for the campus.

The Girls in STEM Academy would be an all-girls charter school. It's a collaborative effort between Paramount Schools of Excellence, Purdue Polytechnic and Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.

Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI are partnering to provide more coverage of the township school districts and the students they educate.

More than 75,000 Marion County students head back to school in July, weeks before the vast majority of the nation’s children.

Two out of five school board seats are up for the November election in the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township.

During the program, students learn about visual and auditory impairments, learning disabilities and communication differences.

The superintendent of the Washington Township Schools districts is asking for the community’s help to end violence after a North Central High School student was stabbed with a knife by another student on the campus Wednesday morning.

The debate over how and when schools should reopen for in-person teaching continues across the country. Unlike leaders in other states, Gov. Eric Holcomb has been reluctant to issue orders for public health data to dictate when a school building can open, or if it should close.

Washington Township Schools will only open virtually for at-home learning when school starts July 30. Previously, the district said it intended to offer full-time in-class instruction or the option for remote classes.

Beech Grove City Schools and Washington Township Schools are asking voters to approve property-tax referendums on the June 2 primary ballot.