Caroline Beck
Government ReporterCaroline Beck is a government reporter for WFYI. She previously worked as an education reporter at IndyStar, with a focus on Marion County schools. Before that she covered the statehouse for Alabama Daily News in Montgomery, Alabama.
Caroline was born and raised in Indianapolis, and graduated from Hanover College in southern Indiana.
Contact Caroline at cbeck@wfyi.org and follow her on X at @CarolineB_Indy
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A coalition of Indianapolis Public Schools and charter school leaders launched a campaign for a new property tax referendum with early voting approaching in the coming weeks. -
Black lawmakers say Gov. Mike Braun overstepped his authority by ending minority contracting preferences without action from the legislature. -
Hoosiers may start applying for assistance after flooding. Federal agencies assist in response efforts including a major road failure. -
The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation approved the salary for Karega Rausch, the agency's first executive director, who oversees Indianapolis Public Schools and most of the city's charter schools. -
Nearly 89% of Indiana third graders passed IREAD in 2026, the highest rate in eight years, but state officials say the new ILEARN scores cannot be compared with previous years. -
Nearly 13,000 Indiana children rely on Head Start. State advocates say proposed federal changes could undermine safety, disability services and rural programs. -
Indiana approved 3,240 new childcare vouchers under a $200 million emergency fund, but enrollment remains thousands short of the state's goal as nearly 30,000 children remain on a waitlist. -
Julious Johnican, a first-year teacher, was filmed encouraging a student to keep beating a sobbing second-grader with disabilities at School 87 in 2023. -
Indiana's ILEARN results, usually released in July, are delayed a month this year while the state board approves new cut scores tied to the redesigned exam. -
The city's annual homelessness count remained steady. It highlights gains in reducing street homelessness but continued shortages in long-term housing.
