May 7, 2025
Want to help shape how IPS and charter schools work together? Parents can apply now
The IPS superintendent is appointing two parents to the board: one whose child attends a traditional IPS school, and one whose child attends a charter school that partners with the district.
Read MoreMay 6, 2025
Gov. Braun signed these new education laws. Here's how they change Indiana's K-12 schools
New laws passed by Indiana lawmakers will reshape school funding, accountability, literacy rules and more starting July 1.
Read MoreMay 5, 2025
Ivy Tech ends free summer classes for high schoolers after state budget cuts
Ivy Tech Community College is eliminating a popular summer program for high school students after lawmakers finalized a new budget that could reduce the college’s funding by $27 million annually.
Read MoreMay 2, 2025
Indianapolis charter schools set to grow with mayor's board approval of new campuses
The Indianapolis Charter School Board approved expansion plans for Indiana Math and Science Academy and Victory College Prep, and advanced a proposal for a new downtown law-themed charter school.
Read MoreMay 1, 2025
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
Read MoreApril 30, 2025
Ivy Tech names Kentucky schools leader Marty Pollio as next president
Marty Pollio, superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Kentucky, has been named the next president of Ivy Tech Community College.
Read MoreApril 29, 2025
Mastery-based education pilot sent to governor — without option to suspend collective bargaining
Indiana lawmakers approved a measure that would, in part, allow schools that undergo a mastery-based pilot program to suspend certain state regulations.
Read MoreApril 28, 2025
With no notice and no public input, Indiana lawmakers shut down a rural school district
Union School Corporation will be shut down in 2027 under a last-minute legislative maneuver that offered no chance for public comment. Lawmakers still won’t fully explain why they targeted the small rural district.
Read MoreApril 28, 2025
Former Center Grove superintendent's 'abuse of power' led to misuse of public funds, district says
A state audit found former Center Grove Superintendent Rich Arkanoff failed to report leave and repay expenses, costing the district more than $48,000.
Read MoreApril 25, 2025
IPS, mayor to draft a plan for charters to use schools, buses. It may be behind closed doors
The Indianapolis Local Education Alliance must meet by July 1 and produce a plan by the end of the year.
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