Marian University's Innovation Through Engineering Camp for high school students is meant to increase diversity in engineering and encourage students to learn more about industries with a high demand for engineers.

Observers attribute tepid interest to a lack of awareness about school boards, and to the socioeconomic barriers to serving in a seat.

Fewer Indiana high school seniors completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid — or FAFSA — this past school year than state leaders hoped. That’s mostly because of delays and glitches in the national rollout of a new form that made it harder for some students and families to complete the FAFSA.

Pat Mapes is making his plan for Hamilton Southeastern Schools clear. The district’s new superintendent said those who aren’t on board to “serve students” can leave his district.

The Gary Community School Corporation is preparing to shift from state to local control July 1. The district is no longer financially “distressed”, but residents still will not be able to vote on their local school board for the foreseeable future.

Officials say the split from IUPUI will create more jobs and opportunities in the capital city.

More than a dozen seats across Hamilton County school boards are on the ballot in the Nov. 5 general election.

The 13-year-old boy was sexually assaulted and raped on more than one occasion at a Hamilton Southeastern school from the start of last school year until late-January, according to the lawsuit.

The deadline to file to run for Indianapolis Public School Board was last week, and three incumbent board members are not running for re-election.

WFYI confirmed this breakdown in communication goes against DCS policy. Child protective staff are supposed to report substantiated claims of abuse or neglect involving a licensed teacher in the course of their employment or on school grounds to the Indiana Secretary of Education.