Articles tagged as: Marion County Schools
December 1, 2023
Roughly 1 in 3 Indy charter schools have closed since 2001. Is weak oversight a problem?
Closing schools represents a form of accountability, but the volume of closures turns in Indianapolis spotlight on Indiana’s charter authorizers.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2023
Fewer Indianapolis high schoolers are going to college
College enrollment in Indianapolis is declining.
Read MoreOctober 16, 2023
Safer schools, new classrooms, pools: Lawrence Township’s plan of over $500 million takes shape
The renovations are among the largest of the district’s massive facilities upgrade plan that has touched all 17 school buildings.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2023
IREAD scores rise slightly for most Indianapolis districts but remain below pre-COVID levels
The majority of Marion County districts and charter schools remain well below the statewide pass rate of 81 percent for public school students.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2023
Why IPS is claiming an exemption from a state law about selling buildings to charters for $1
Indianapolis Public Schools says its planned sale of two school buildings is exempt from a state law that makes district facilities available to charter schools for $1.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2023
Will teaching reading science pull Indiana children out of a literacy decline?
A new law requires a science based way of teaching literacy for K-12 schools and educator prep programs. Can this reverse Indiana's decline in literacy?
Read MoreJuly 26, 2023
Township schools in Marion County: Tell us what you want to read about them
Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI are partnering to provide more coverage of the township school districts and the students they educate.
Read MoreJuly 25, 2023
School is back in session. Here are Marion County start dates
More than 75,000 Marion County students head back to school in July, weeks before the vast majority of the nation’s children.
Read MoreApril 19, 2023
Ivy Tech and Eli Lilly launch biopharmaceutical manufacturing scholarship program
The ‘Lilly Scholars @ Ivy Tech' program will build on Ivy Tech’s existing biopharmaceutical manufacturing certification program. Eli Lilly will fund the $15 million project for the next five years.
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.
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