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Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett named nine members to the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation, a new unelected board created by state lawmakers to oversee finances, facilities and transportation for Indianapolis Public Schools district and charter schools.

The coalition statement reflects months of tension between lawmakers, reform groups, and community members.

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.

Students at urban and suburban Indianapolis high schools walked out of class Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement.

The legislation would transfer tax and operational authority from the IPS board to a mayoral-appointed corporation.

The Indianapolis Local Education Alliance will vote Wednesday on two proposals to restructure school governance, while Mayor Joe Hogsett and Superintendent Aleesia Johnson released a joint platform demanding universal transportation and limits on charter authorization.

Reducing Indianapolis Public Schools to Center Township could mean that surrounding townships annex the parts of IPS that extend into the boundaries of five surrounding townships.

Shenia Suggs will lead the westside school district after outgoing Superintendent Jeff Butts leaves in January.

Enlace Academy is expanding family literacy programs and multilingual support as its English learner population grows, with school leaders crediting parent engagement for major gains in reading scores.

Less than a week before a vote that could determine the fate of a controversial data center campus in southeast Indianapolis, the local school district has come out in support of Google's plan.