Amelia Pak-Harvey
Education ReporterAmelia Pak-Harvey is an education reporter for WFYI. The majority of her career has been spent covering public schools, including in Massachusetts and Las Vegas. She's a proud North Carolina native, but has since made Indiana her home with her husband, an elementary school teacher in Indianapolis Public Schools. She previously worked for the Indianapolis Star and Chalkbeat Indiana.
Contact Amelia at apak-harvey@wfyi.org and follow her on X at @AmeliaPakHarvey
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Candidates for the Indianapolis Public Schools board discussed how to bridge the divide between traditional and charter school advocates and what to ask of state lawmakers at a WFYI and Chalkbeat Indiana forum ahead of the Nov. 3 election. -
The newly created Indianapolis Public Education Corporation is proposing a $3.2 million budget for 2027 as it prepares to carry out a state-mandated charge to oversee transportation and buildings for Indianapolis Public Schools and charter schools. -
The referendum would sustain up to 300 positions in the district, including school counselors, resource officers, and teachers. If the ballot question fails, the district could ask voters again in 2028. -
Dozens of charter schools and Indianapolis Public Schools would receive money from a proposed Indianapolis Public Education Corporation referendum. Here's how to understand the ballot language. -
The crowded race for five seats on the school board has generated a pool of endorsements from reform-minded and anti-charter groups. -
The newest version of ILEARN will be used to compute the first statewide accountability school ratings in eight years. -
Indianapolis Public Schools is considering charging for services previously provided to its charter partners for free. Charter advocates are concerned. -
Schools across the state can opt to use the tip line, which is monitored around-the-clock, at no cost.
