Familiar faces are up for election on the Wayne Township school board. All four candidates in the west side district are incumbents.
The three candidates will run unopposed to keep their at-large seats, meaning voters across Beech Grove can vote for all three candidates.
The candidates are running for three seats in a packed school board election.
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.
Shenia Suggs has worked in the school district on the west side of Indianapolis for more than 30 years. She will take over as superintendent in January when outgoing Superintendent Jeff Butts leaves.
The eastside school district is considering moving fifth graders back into elementary schools as a way to balance enrollment and replicate popular programs.
Jeff Butts shares lessons learned from leading the district on the west side of Marion County and discusses what’s next for him.
Victory College Prep will go from one K-12 school to three separate schools. Indiana Math and Science Academy plans to open a third campus that will be for K-12 students.
New and existing charter schools will go before authorizers to ask for new campuses in the city, mergers, and more. Some schools won’t open until the fall, but public meetings are getting underway.
The westside district voted to repeal it in response to anti-DEI directives from Gov. Mike Braun and President Donald Trump.