Avoiding stereotypes and assumptions when writing and talking about students with disabilities.

On the surface, the PS 177 Technology Band looks like a typical high school orchestra. But there are two big differences.

The state's pre-kindergarten pilot program won't be ready in time for Hoosier children to enroll this fall, but Governor Mike Pence says he's hopeful the program, which provides money for low-income kids to attend high quality preschools, will be ready in early 2015.

The closest many kids once got to banking was handling colorful Monopoly money. Today, students across the country can go to - and work at - student-run bank branches inside their schools.

Guidance counselors are supposed to help students decide which classes to take, fill out college scholarship applications and advise them on the path they should take after they graduate high school. But a recent survey from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce shows school guidance counselors are not spending most of their time doing those things at all. Instead, they're pulled away from students to do administrative tasks.

Indianapolis is sharing a one million dollar grant with six other cities to increase mentoring of students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields. The award is part of President Obama's US 2020 initiative to cultivate more interest among young people in STEM fields.

Starting next school year, Indianapolis Public Schools is offering free breakfast and lunch to all students. It's paid for through a four year federal grant program administered by the U.S Department of Agriculture.

The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress shows high school seniors testing no better than the Class of 2009.

Indianapolis students got a phone call from outer space Tuesday as part of a national NASA awareness and education campaign showcasing the space station.

The President of the Indiana State Teachers Association says a new initiative is a "slap in the face" to Indianapolis Public School teachers. Teresa Meredith says the partnership between IPS, The Mind Trust and the city should cater more toward local educators.