Articles tagged as: school board
February 12, 2025
School board candidates forced to declare partisan labels, with nonpartisan option, under House bill
School board candidates would be forced to have a partisan label on the general election ballot under legislation approved by a House committee Wednesday.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2025
Senate legislation would force school board elections to become partisan
Indiana school board races would become partisan under a bill advanced by a Senate committee Monday — stoking fears of politicizing school board elections.
Read MoreJune 26, 2024
Here are the candidates for Hamilton County school boards in the November election
More than a dozen seats across Hamilton County school boards are on the ballot in the Nov. 5 general election.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2024
Indiana Republicans want school boards in charge of sex ed. Critics say students will suffer
During this General Assembly, some GOP lawmakers want to require school boards to decide how and if sex education is taught.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2023
IPS officials, African American Coalition of Indianapolis call attention to uptick in youth homicides
Indianapolis Public Schools officials and the African American Coalition of Indianapolis called attention this week to the recent spate of youth homicides.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2022
Long-time incumbent challenged in Washington Township school board race
Two out of five school board seats are up for the November election in the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2022
Did PAC money scare away school board candidates in Indianapolis?
This year’s race for the Indianapolis Public Schools board has the fewest number of candidates in at least the past 10 years. Is money from political action committees a factor?
Read MoreMarch 2, 2022
Bill to require public comment at school board meetings heads to governor
The measure, HB 1130, is a response to a small number of school boards over the past year who refused to allow public comment, amid anger and even threats of violence that bubbled up at school boards across the country.
Read MoreOctober 21, 2021
As groups organize against social emotional learning in schools, educators call for civility
Organized efforts to prevent certain policy changes in schools have disrupted school board meetings across the country, and educators and school officials are calling for more civility in places where it's happening in Indiana.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2021
Divisions Grow Among School Leaders, Parents As Pandemic Continues
Local school board members are on the frontline of what is a health crisis at its core. Some school board members and superintendents across the state speak of a tough spot they’re put in. Some convey a message of confidence that things will be under control soon but others question why public health officials are not making these decisions in the middle of a resurging global pandemic.
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