Teachers and teaching
In addition to bolstering literacy, the district says the instructional strategies will promote other IPS goals like advancing racial equity.
As the state’s schools change how they teach reading, experts say daily habits and parental involvement can be very helpful.
The proposed diploma rules would prioritize workplace readiness and create three “seals” indicating preparedness for enlistment, employment, and enrollment.
The 2024 ILEARN test scores released Wednesday show a very small change in the overall statewide scores for students in grades 3 to 8.
Writing for Perspicacity Magazine isn’t like a class assignment, teacher Ben Boruff said. Students have to be brave to put their work out for all to read.
Around 45,000 Indiana students across the state learned with AI tutors last year as part of a state grant to reduce teacher workloads while improving student learning.
The Teacher Prep Academy at the University of Indianapolis wants to draw more young people to teaching to fill open education jobs in the state.
The 2025 IPS Teachers of the Year are Ashley Hogan of Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle School and Linda Thomson of Shortridge High School.
Elementary and special education teachers who don’t teach literacy won’t have to earn a new literacy endorsement required by state law.
Proposed high school diplomas for the class of 2029 will place a greater emphasis on work experience, which some educators say will push students to neglect academic opportunities.
Mock legal and legislative proceedings dispel notions of teen disengagement in Adam Williamson’s class.
The state is requiring all elementary and special education teachers to earn a new endorsement on teaching literacy. Some say that rule’s too broad, among other problems.
Supporters of the statute say it will help students by making sure they learn about a variety of viewpoints. Critics argue it will intimidate professors and make prospective teachers less prepared to run classrooms well.
A bill at the Indiana Statehouse that aims to hold back more students who fail the state’s reading exam, is advancing. Here’s what its impact could be.
A remote working option for teachers and shared educators between schools are some of the options to address the ‘pain points’ of teaching.
The theme of the March 1 event co-hosted by Chalkbeat Indiana in Indianapolis is: “From Lesson Plan to New Plan.”
Legislation would establish education on government and good citizenship as early as kindergarten.
Indiana AG said officials must show that materials posted to ‘Eyes on Education’ were not and are not used or shared.
The website includes examples of “inappropriate” lessons or policies in 13 Indiana districts and one university, but districts say those are inaccurate.
The legislation marks the latest effort by state legislators to shape how schools approach topics related to sex and sexuality.