Ryan Gall was suspended for two weeks this spring after the Victory College Prep charter school board learned of an email he sent two years ago.

All eight candidates seats on the IPS school board attended the forum and answered questions about Rebuilding Stronger, groups endorsing them, and more

The district’s sweeping reorganization plan and the influence of outside groups loomed large over Tuesday night’s forum featuring candidates for the Indianapolis Public Schools board.

It’s the first time in at least a decade that incumbents aren’t running for the District 39 and District 24 state house seats. Those seats cover parts of Hamilton County — an up and coming political battleground area.

The combined state funds for traditional public, charter and private school vouchers as a percentage of the state’s general fund has shrunk in the past 14 years.

Learn more about the candidates for the IPS school board including their views on student safety, the Rebuilding Stronger plan, student achievement, and more.

The arrests appear to show a surge in violent behavior by young Indiana school children but a WFYI review of the data found the arrests never happened.

Six Indianapolis schools won a top federal honor for their scholastic success, including a public charter school.

Last year, only about 60% of Pleasant Run students passed IREAD. But this year, the scores jumped 21.5 percentage points — one of the greatest improvements across the state.

Four candidates are running for two open at-large seats on the Carmel Clay Schools Board in the November general election.