As immigration reshapes Indianapolis, schools struggle to keep up.

Schools focus on English learners but often overlook the lack of cultural understanding of their U.S.-born classmates

WFYI, Chalkbeat Indiana and the Indianapolis Star have teamed up to explore questions of how immigrants are being taught - and how they're changing the landscape of education policy and curriculum. Our series, "Lost in Translation: Struggle and Success as Language Barriers Reshape Indianapolis Schools" begins Monday, April 20 on the air, online and in print.

One Indianapolis charter school is headed there for the second time with seven students who are also getting a lesson in STEM.

The State Board of Education today approved a transition plan for Arlington High School to return to Indianapolis Public Schools and for the district to partner with a charter school company to run a new K-6 program.

The Indianapolis School Board approved a $2.1 million contract tonight with a Boston-based consultant company to devise new ways to improve struggling schools and save them from falling into state intervention.

The city-county council recently approved Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard's plan to introduce preschool for local low-income 3- and 4-year olds - a goal similar to that of the state's On My Way Pre-K pilot. Marion County is one of five counties participating in that program.

The awards recognize up to four high school seniors for exemplary performance in science, math, engineering, and technology. Winning students receive $1,000 college scholarships through Indiana's CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan.

This fall, Francis Scott Key Elementary School 103 will become a Phalen Leadership Academy. The Phalen charter school company is the first outside group to be approved by the Indianapolis Public School Board under Public Law 1321. Marlon Llewellyn will be the principal at School 103. He told WFYI education reporter Eric Weddle he and Phalen leaders believe their style of teaching can improve student learning.

The State Board of Education voted today to allow Indianapolis Public Schools to regain operational control of Arlington High School, a school under state intervention.