Articles tagged as: Indianapolis Public Schools
January 28, 2023
IPS board delays controversial operating referendum vote
The Indianapolis Public Schools board of commissioners delayed its planned Saturday vote on putting a $413.6 million operating property tax referendum on the May primary ballot.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2022
WFYI’s education stories of 2022 – special education investigations, future of IPS, culture wars
This year, WFYI reporters tackled tough education stories – from teacher and classroom aide shortages, to major changes coming to the Indianapolis Public Schools district.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2022
Indianapolis school board updates map of districts that members represent
No school building switched districts and no commissioners were displaced from their districts as part of changes to the district boundaries of the Indianapolis Public Schools Board.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2022
IPS delays vote on $414 million tax referendum amid community criticism
It’s uncertain when the district will discuss the property-tax referendum again and if the district will agree to share funds with charter schools.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2022
IPS Board approves $410M capital referendum as opposition grows for operations tax
Some say they wont support a district tax levy unless it is equitably shared among Indianapolis charter schools.
Read MoreDecember 2, 2022
Indy charter school leaders call on IPS to share referendum money
A coalition of charter school leaders are calling on Indianapolis Public Schools to share revenue from a property-tax levy the district proposed for the 2023 ballot.
Read MoreNovember 16, 2022
IPS community braces for vote to close, reshape schools in Rebuilding Stronger plan
The vote on the dramatic plan by the Indianapolis Public Schools Board is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2022
IPS’ principal of the year prepares for potential merger of Schools 19 and 114
WFYI’s Elizabeth Gabriel interviewed Daria Parham, the Principal of Paul I. Miller School 114, about her experience and her plans to support students at Frederick Douglass SUPER School 19 if the buildings merge under the district’s Rebuilding Stronger plan.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2022
The latest on IPS’ ‘Rebuilding Stronger’ plan and what comes next
The Indianapolis Public Schools district's "Rebuilding Stronger” plan would involve closing or merging six schools and opening two new middle schools.
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