Articles tagged as: education
September 26, 2024
8 kindergartners were arrested last school year, Indiana reported. But it's not true
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.
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2024
These 6 Indianapolis schools awarded the 2024 National Blue Ribbon
Six Indianapolis schools won a top federal honor for their scholastic success, including a public charter school.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2024
Warren Township’s Pleasant Run Elementary takes a broad approach to improving reading
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.
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2024
Meet the 4 candidates running for Carmel Clay School Board
Four candidates are running for two open at-large seats on the Carmel Clay Schools Board in the November general election.
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2024
Survey: Marion County teachers want more respect, better pay
Marion County educators want better pay, respect and autonomy to keep them in the teaching profession, the survey found.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2024
Superintendents group wants to build pipeline of diverse public school leaders
There are only 12 superintendents of color leading the Indiana's 291 school districts.
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2024
2 juveniles arrested for threats against Indianapolis-area schools
A 12-year-old was taken into custody in one threat against a school, while a 15-year-old was detained in a separate case.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2024
Indiana students say cost is the biggest barrier to college
The vast majority of Indiana high school students and their parents believe that training and education beyond high school is important and worth the cost.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2024
Pandemic school funding to sunset as Indiana asks for spending extension
Indiana could get some more time to close out ESSER-funded projects. Schools can apply for an extension that would push the deadline from January to March 2026.
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2024
Indiana schools get real-time data to tackle absenteeism crisis
A new dashboard will include local data on excused and unexcused absences broken down by grade and demographic information, like race and family income.
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