The pandemic drastically altered how schools function and what students will learn this year. Indianapolis Public Schools officials say the upheaval is so dramatic theyre unable to follow through with two performance review processes that can lead to the closure or restart of certain schools.

Enrollment at Indianapolis Public Schools is down nearly 4 percent compared to last fall and the lowest since 201617, according to an update from district leaders ahead of the state releasing official data.

Less than 10 people were in Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners' boardroom at the district headquarters Thursday. It was a stark contrast to the past two months when meetings were standing room only as board members, parents and teachers argued about what is best for three city schools.

Some schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools innovation network, noting ideological differences, held their educators back from the rally.

Some Indianapolis Public Schools teachers plan to be among the thousands expected to rally at the Indiana Statehouse Tuesday.

Indiana's only high school for students recovering from drug and alcohol addiction wants to move closer to downtown Indianapolis.

Local education reform group The Mind Trust announced the sixth group of educators for its school design fellowship program.

An Indianapolis school that allowed students to study abroad in 11th grade will close for the coming school year, while leaders try to work through challenges that arose during its first year.

This decision breaks with years of growing this model, district leaders say this does not signal a shift in policy.

Supporters of this grading system say it gives schools time to adjust. Critics say using growth as the only indicator of school success is misleading.