Eric Weddle
Managing Education EditorEric Weddle is the managing editor of the WFYI education team, which launched in 2021. The team consistently delivers impactful watchdog reporting, holding state institutions accountable on critical education issues. Their investigations have earned top state and national awards, particularly for coverage of the challenges and realities facing children and students.
Since 2009, Eric has covered K-12 and higher education issues in Indiana. He has received awards for newspaper and audio reporting. Since 1999, he has worked for newspapers and weeklies in Indiana and North Carolina, including The Indianapolis Star, Lafayette Journal & Courier, and The Independent. Eric joined WFYI in late 2014.
Contact Eric at eweddle@wfyi.org or call (317) 614-0470, and follow him on X at @ericweddle.
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Two candidates are running unopposed for two school board seats on the Washington Township school board. Read what candidates say about how they will address financial and student achievement issues. -
Four candidates are running for three school board seats on the Pike Township school board. Read what candidates say about communicating with the community and addressing financial stewardship. -
Seven candidates are running for three school board seats on the Franklin Township school board. Read what candidates say about how they’d oversee the district that grew by 48% in the past 20 years. -
Nearly two weeks since Northwest Indiana residents lost power, Gov. Braun is calling for a station investigation into utility provider NIPSCO. -
Indiana has agreed to pay former IURC Commissioner Andy Zay $625,000 to settle his lawsuit over Gov. Mike Braun's decision to fire him from the commission. -
A record number of school districts are seeking property tax increases this November. Search for details on your school district’s ballot question using our tool. -
The moratorium on new data center projects in Marion County now heads to the Metropolitan Development Commission for approval. -
A monthslong, contentious search for a Pike Township co-athletic director — which saw one recommended hire withdraw amid online backlash. Days after a town hall meant to explain the process a board member's mailbox was vandalized. -
Indianapolis' new schools oversight board named six finalists for executive director, including a sitting IPEC board member, as Mayor Joe Hogsett prepares to interview the applicants. -
Mitch Daniels returns to Purdue as interim president July 1, succeeding Mung Chiang, who left for Northwestern University.
