Articles tagged as: Indianapolis Public Schools
March 21, 2022
‘Everything on the table’ as IPS addresses enrollment decline and too many schools
Indianapolis Public Schools has too few students for the number of buildings in the district. A dozen of those facilities in use are in poor or worse condition and it could take nearly $500 million to fix them.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022
IPS to close Joyce Kilmer School 69, current students get boost in enrollment lottery
Four-hundred students will need to find a new school for next year after the Indianapolis Public Schools Board unanimously voted to close Joyce Kilmer School 69.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2022
Indiana House education chair draws criticism for comments on Black students’ test scores
Indiana Rep. Bob Behning is under fire for a speech that seemed to imply that a lack of “respect for learning” was to blame for low test scores among Indianapolis’ Black students.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
IPS may close Joyce Kilmer School 69 after charter manager calls it quits
Indianapolis Public Schools leaders are recommending the closure of Joyce Kilmer School 69 this summer following the decision by charter school partner Kindezi Academy to no longer manage the school.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2022
Indianapolis Public Schools offer free voluntary COVID tests
Indianapolis Public Schools is one of five districts in the state selected to receive free rapid tests through a federal program, which provided an initial 7,200 tests for 40 IPS schools.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2022
Indianapolis officer gets probation for punching student
An Indianapolis police officer who was captured on video punching a high school student was sentenced Monday to 363 days probation for official misconduct.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2022
IPS considers start-up charter operator to run Elder Diggs School 42 after current manager forced out
A start-up charter school operator could be chosen as the new manager of Elder Diggs School 42, a long struggling elementary school set to lose its current manager this summer.
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2022
Few educators of color teach at IPS, but a new program could change that
A majority of students at Indianapolis Public Schools are Black and Brown, yet teachers of color make up less than 30 percent of educators. A new initiative aims to improve the recruitment and retention of diverse teachers.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Indiana schools 'desperate' to stay open as staff COVID cases hit record highs
School districts across Indiana are reporting the highest number of staff and student COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.
Read MoreDecember 27, 2021
Indiana Counselor of the Year says he’s facing an ‘epidemic’ of student mental health needs
Indiana Elementary School Counselor of the Year Aaron Munson, who has been in education for over 15 years, noticed more children struggling with anxiety and depression during the coronavirus pandemic.
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