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March 4, 2019
Indiana Students Encouraged To Apply To Governor's STEM Team
The program honors four outstanding high school students for their exemplary performance in one of the STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and math.
Read MoreMarch 1, 2019
IPS Against Recommendation To Make 2 Takeover Schools Into Charters
A task force to gather community input on two former IPS schools under state intervention issued a recommendation Thursday they become charter schools.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2019
A Surplus In IPS Budget May Not Be Sustainable
The Indianapolis Public Schools Board was presented with the projected 2019-20 school budget Thursday night. The good news: IPS is posting a projected $3 million surplus. The bad news: the surplus is not sustainable without additional cuts.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2019
The Takeover
The Takeover is a radio documentary about Indiana's radical move to save failing schools and the impact it has on students and teachers. Across three years, WFYI reporter Eric Weddle explores the promise of school turnaround and the effects of a state takeover at two Indianapolis schools -- Arlington and Howe high schools.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2019
IPS Gathering Input On Search For New Superintendent
During the meeting people voiced a range of concerns including the financial stability of the district, keeping parents engaged in schools, retaining teachers and addressing the mental health of students.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2019
IPS School Board Takes First Steps Toward New High School Charter Partnership
KIPP Indy Legacy High School will open in the Martinwood Brightwood neighborhood this fall, and its leaders want to partner it with the district.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2019
Public Input Meetings Kick Off For IPS Superintendent Search
Teachers, community members and parents gathered at a public event Monday night to discuss what they want out of the next IPS superintendent.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2019
5 Things We Know About IPS Supt. Search
The district plans to hold at least three community input sessions before the search for a new superintendent begins.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2019
Students Miss 2 Weeks Due To Heat Issue At Gary School
Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy says extreme cold temperatures last month caused water pipes connected to the boiler system to burst.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2019
Can This Principal Save Indiana's Longest Failing School?
It's been 19 months since Lloyd Knight became principal at Howe Community High School. Next month, the State Board of Education will vote whether the school should close or become a charter school free of state sanctions.
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