Indianapolis Arts Council leaders say there’s a communication barrier between teachers and arts organizations.

The chamber wants a boost in funding for workforce development initiatives, and willl also push for a new STEM-focused course requirement for high schoolers, starting with the class of 2023.

City officials hope it attracts students to study, and start a career, in a city where a growing number of jobs require more than a high school diploma.

LaTonya Kirkland and her friends were trailblazers -- part of the first year of an experiment that saw thousands of kids bused from struggling Indianapolis neighborhoods to more affluent sections of Marion County for school. The buses -- paid for by the state and Indianapolis Public Schools -- rolled from 1981 until last month, when the court order mandating the busing expired. Now, 35 years later, it's not clear what the program achieved.

Expanding pre-K and offering homes for teachers anchor Joe Hogsett’s plan for education reform.