Articles tagged as: education
June 6, 2025
Purdue student newspaper faces abrupt suspension of distribution help from university
The notice comes as the spring semester ended and the paper operates on a summer crew.
Read MoreJune 5, 2025
Indiana proposes new A-to-F school grades, but fate of failing schools is undecided
Indiana unveiled a draft plan to reintroduce A-to-F school grades by 2026 using broader measures of student success, while leaving the fate of failing schools still in development.
Read MoreJune 5, 2025
Former Indiana virtual charter school official to plead guilty in $44M fraud case
Percy Clark, a former administrator of two shuttered Indiana virtual schools, has agreed to plead guilty in a $44 million enrollment fraud case and faces probation and restitution.
Read MoreJune 4, 2025
This Indianapolis tutoring program helps struggling readers. It's in jeopardy as funding runs out
Circle City Readers' literacy program is helping young readers in Marion County, but its future is at risk as pandemic-era funding runs out.
Read MoreMay 30, 2025
Purdue closes DEI office, further limits cultural centers, minority programs
Purdue University Provost Patrick Wolfe said the move is directly related to policy shifts and new rules at both the state and federal level.
Read MoreMay 29, 2025
Who are the top-paid school district and charter leaders in Indiana? Search our database
Explore the compensation of nearly 1,300 public school employees in WFYI's database.
Read MoreMay 23, 2025
Meet the new board tasked with shaping IPS and charter school policy
Nine civic and education leaders have been appointed to the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance, a new board that will plan how IPS and charter schools share facilities, transportation, and resources.
Read MoreMay 23, 2025
Indiana's new rules around sex ed go into effect this summer. Here's what's changing
Indiana’s new sex education law requires schools to teach about sexual consent, share detailed curriculum with parents, and show fetal development videos if pregnancy instruction is included.
Read MoreMay 16, 2025
IPS wins right to sell one school building, must offer another to charters for $1
An Indiana court ruled that IPS can sell one closed school to a nonprofit but must offer another to charter schools for $1 under a revised state law.
Read MoreMay 16, 2025
Summer food aid cut. That’s a 'problem' for Indiana kids, advocates say
Indiana will not offer SUN Bucks food benefits this summer, a move advocates say will hurt working families and increase child hunger.
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