Indianapolis Public Schools

Ten school districts in the county have school board seats up for election. Read our voter guides for candidates’ responses to our surveys in partnership with Chalkbeat Indiana and Mirror Indy.

Fifteen candidates are vying for five seats on the Indianapolis Public Schools board. Read what candidates said about academics, working with IPEC, and looming financial choices.

A who’s who of Indianapolis community and education leaders gathered Tuesday at the Shepherd Community Center for a campaign kickoff event in support of a tax referendum to raise money for the city’s public schools.

A coalition of Indianapolis Public Schools and charter school leaders launched a campaign for a new property tax referendum with early voting approaching in the coming weeks.

The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation approved the salary for Karega Rausch, the agency's first executive director, who oversees Indianapolis Public Schools and most of the city's charter schools.

The Marion County Election Board unanimously deemed a challenge against Cornett to be successful, while rejecting a challenge against Chris Bultman. Both challenges were based on the candidates’ party affiliation.

The coming school year will likely bring significant changes for Indianapolis schools, but the first day of school was all about building excitement and literacy skills.

Julious Johnican, a first-year teacher, was filmed encouraging a student to keep beating a sobbing second-grader with disabilities at School 87 in 2023.

Karega Rausch, a longtime national charter school advocate, was unanimously chosen to lead Indianapolis's new agency overseeing both IPS and charter schools.

The Marion County Election Board will decide July 27 whether IPS District 4 candidate Lindsey Cornett stays on the ballot after an eligibility challenge.