The high-impact tutoring program gives tutors evidence-based skills and helps them build relationships with students. Nearly $10 million in grant funding will create more regional hubs for the model.
The day before the ILEA votes on final recommendations to send to lawmakers, the mayor and superintendent announced five things they want to see in the final draft. But a plan for who oversees schools didn’t make their list.
The Indianapolis Local Education Alliance is meeting Dec. 3 to start narrowing down recommendations for changing who runs schools.
Johnson teaches fourth grade at Central Elementary in Plainfield. She shared her love of reading, a project she pitched with students to the principal, and the best advice she’s ever received.
Voters in six school districts cast ballots on Tuesday to decide whether referendums should pass. Only one district’s referendum failed.
The law aims to make sure students pass the IREAD before going to fourth grade. It’s part of a slew of policies aimed at improving literacy in the state.
State education leaders unveiled a second draft of an accountability system for schools. And it focuses on more than just test scores.
Sherry Jackson uses her love of zoology to teach students skills that will help them no matter what career path they choose.
Indianapolis educators, parents, and students will share their stories of back-to-school at this story slam co-hosted by Chalkbeat Indiana on Aug. 21.
The new group, created by state lawmakers, will issue recommendations later this year on how charter schools and IPS can share transportation and facility resources.









