The Board of School Commissioners unanimously choose former-legislator Mary Ann Sullivan at its new president today. A vocal advocate for transforming IPS -- by empowering principals, partnering with outside groups and creating a cheaper, smaller central office staff -- Sullivan was enthusiastic that those plans are finally coming to fruition.

Only three out of 12 Marion County public school corporations saw more than half their students pass both the English and math portions of the ISTEP exam. Franklin Township had the highest passage rate at nearly 66 percent. Indianapolis Public Schools was the lowest at 29 percent.

Here's how badly Indiana's schools did on the new ISTEP: Just four of 1,500 public schools that took the 2015 exam had more kids pass than the year before.

Superintendent Lewis Ferebee got good marks for his work last year and earned a bonus from the Indianapolis Public School board, but some board members said he needs to do a better job communicating with parents and staff.

Struggling Indianapolis public schools that earn an F for three consecutive years could be restarted as a charter-like school under a new policy the IPS Board of Commissioners is considering this week.

Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee faced a skeptical and sometimes adverse audience Monday evening during a forum hosted by the NAACP on school management changes within the district.

It might not seem like Shortridge High School junior Samantha Jones learned much about writing from working on a year-long sewing project, but with the guidance of a national award-winning English teacher, maybe she did.

The Indianapolis Public Schools Board approved a plan Monday night to open a fourth Center For Inquiry magnet program in School 70 on the city's Northside.

Al and Kathy Hubbard, Indianapolis philanthropists who have spent more than $200,000 honoring top teachers since 2013, are extending their Life-Changing Teacher Awards this year to principals and giving another $50,000 to the effort.

The Indianapolis Public Schools Board of Education already voted to close Key Learning Community School, but the parents are not ready to move on.