Articles tagged as: school
September 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 10, 2024
Indiana's cellphone ban means less school drama. But students miss their headphones
Weeks into a new school year, students miss being able to listen to music, but teachers say the cellphone ban is making their jobs easier.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2024
Fewer Indiana students are chronically absent from school
Last school year, 17.8 percent of Indiana students were considered chronically absent, down 1.4 percentage points from the prior year.
Read MoreJuly 26, 2024
Indy Summer Learning Labs helps bridge learning loss for students across the state
Earlier this year, the Indiana Department of Education announced the recipients of the Expanding What Works grant, which helped build a network of Learning Lab sites across the state.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2024
Nearly 70% of Indiana students fall short in both math, English standards post-pandemic
This year nearly seven out of 10 students are not considered proficient in both the math and English language arts state standards.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2024
Carmel Clay superintendent to retire after 2024-25 school year, successor picked
The superintendent of Carmel Clay Schools Michael Beresford will retire at the end of the 2024-25 school year.
Read MoreJune 24, 2024
Indiana gave teachers a chance to try out artificial intelligence. Here's what comes next
Thousands of Indiana school children and teachers spent this last school year in a pilot program for artificial intelligence.
Read MoreMay 16, 2024
Indiana has a school attendance problem. Hundreds gathered to find a solution
Hundreds of educators, youth workers and community leaders gathered in Indianapolis to talk about how to help students who are chronically absent from school.
Read MoreApril 17, 2024
Inside a unique public microschool in Indianapolis
As a public program, the Lab School is unique among the dozens of loosely defined microschools around Indiana, which are usually very small private schools.
Read MoreApril 12, 2024
Indiana’s FAFSA deadline is here. High schools don’t know who has filed
In the final days before the state deadline schools are scrambling to help students complete the form. But they face a critical barrier: They don’t know who has filed the application and who hasn't.
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