Articles tagged as: parents
July 29, 2021
Parent Advocacy Group Demands IPS Improve Equity For Students
Parents with an education advocacy group are demanding Indianapolis Public Schools' leaders institute more equitable policies for children of color.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2021
IPS Survey Results Show Improved Treatment, But More Progress Needed In Schools
IPS provided results of the panorama survey, which focuses on three groups – students in grades 3-12, staff and families – during their last school board meeting. The district has conducted the initiative for the past three years to measure how the district is responding to topics such as school climate, faculty growth mindset and school belonging.
Read MoreJuly 1, 2021
While Waiting for Mental Health Care, Children Suffer
Meg Hartz spent four years trying to secure comprehensive mental health care for her son, and she believes he could have avoided in-patient treatment if she would not have faced so many delays and roadblocks.
Read MoreJune 23, 2021
This IPS School ‘Feels Like Segregation’ Say Parents Who Demand Enrollment Changes
Parents and a principal are calling on Indianapolis Public Schools to change enrollment polices that lead to a disproportionate number of white students at the district’s most popular choice programs.
Read MoreJune 15, 2021
IPS Asks Families How To Spend Millions In Federal Funding
Indianapolis Public Schools is asking for input on how it will spend some of its more than $200 million in federal funding to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in schools.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2019
Program Will Help Parents Behind In Child Support Earn Back Driver's Licenses
The Marion County Prosecutor's Office is offering parents who lost their driver's licenses because they struggled to pay child support an opportunity to get back on the road.
Read MoreOctober 24, 2016
Pediatricians Release New Guidance For Preventing Sudden Infant Deaths
Infants should sleep in the same room as their parents for the first six months of their lives, and ideally, the entire first year. That's a key recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2016
Report Gives Indiana 'D-' On Family Friendly Workplaces
Indiana is one of 25 states in the country to earn a D or F rating from the most recent National Partnership for Women & Families' Expecting Better report.
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