Aleksandra Appleton - Chalkbeat Indiana
Reporter, Chalkbeat Indiana-
Edward Rangel, a charter school founder and board member of the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation, will join The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based charter incubator, the organization announced Thursday morning. -
Indiana wants more schools to offer Cambridge STEM courses through $500,000 in grant funding earmarked in the latest state budget. The long-term goal is to create another way for students to earn an advanced diploma that leads to automatic college admission. -
With primary season officially over in Indiana, attention is turning to the November general election. For schools, the most important offices on the ballot may not be at the top. -
Hundreds of students walked out of class to speak against ICE last week leaving schools to strike a balance between student expression and student safety. And in at least one case, that meant suspending students who walked out. -
Marion County public and private schools will receive $460 million from the Lilly Endowment to support a wide range of initiatives like new student programming, teacher training, and updated STEM and performing arts spaces. -
The same person overseeing the state’s college and university system along with its K-12 schools is part of a state government streamlining effort by Gov. Mike Braun. -
Thousands of dollars in alcohol, travel, restaurant, and entertainment expenses were charged to the company credit card of a leader of an expanding Indianapolis charter school network who was terminated in February, according to school records. -
Grant funding that supported bonuses for effective teachers at MSD Perry Township schools, as well as literacy positions at the district, is at risk due to the Trump administration’s cuts to federal funding seen to support diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. -
Operators said the popularity and heavy use of the Indiana Learns program led to its early end. They hope it will return next year. -
Indiana students’ NAEP scores are still lower on average than before the pandemic, but remain higher than national averages.
