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IPS school board approves Cold Spring School’s bid to be innovation charter school

June 26, 2026

MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

The board also approved two new innovation schools: a second campus for Global Prep Academy and a new Monarca Academy high school.

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14 candidates for 5 seats: Here’s who is running for school board at IPS and other area districts

June 19, 2026

MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

Candidates had until noon Thursday to be on the November ballot. This was the first time candidates could include their political affiliations.

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Reviewing the options for an Indianapolis schools referendum

June 3, 2026 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

The Indianapolis Public Education Corp. is considering putting a tax increase on the ballot in November to fund schools. Here’s the breakdown of options and how the public can weigh in.

Local schools oversight board hears options for possible referendum

May 28, 2026 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

One of the first things that the Indianapolis Public Education Corp. will decide is whether or not to put a tax increase on the ballot in November.

5 of 7 IPS school board seats to be on November ballot after Impink announces resignation

May 19, 2026 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

Allissa Impink plans to resign from the IPS board on June 15 after winning the Democratic primary election for state Senate District 46.

Why there are no education elections on your primary ballot

April 8, 2026 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

Lawmakers made changes in 2025 to school board elections and referendums. But this is the first year voters will notice the differences.

Here are 5 things the mayor and IPS superintendent want in the ILEA recommendations

December 17, 2025 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

The Indianapolis Local Education Alliance is scheduled to vote Wednesday night on final recommendations about the future of the city’s district and charter schools.

Here’s how many students were held back thanks to Indiana’s retention law

November 6, 2025 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

This is the first school year students were held back under the 2024 law that mandates retention for students who don’t pass the state’s reading test, the IREAD-3.

Indiana moves closer to new grading system for schools

October 15, 2025 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

A second draft of an accountability system for Indiana schools was presented to the State Board of Education by Indiana Department of Education officials on Wednesday.

Indiana plans to comply with Trump push to ban DEI from schools

April 10, 2025 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

The Indiana Department of Education will comply with a federal order to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion from schools, saying it will collect signed forms from schools and districts saying they will abide by the Trump administration directive.

Indiana leaders support Trump moves to shut down Department of Education

March 24, 2025 | Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana and MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

Indiana leaders this week welcomed an order from President Donald Trump intended to close the U.S. Department of Education, saying it will give the state more control over education and greater flexibility to spend federal funds.

New year, new rules as Indiana students start getting back to school

July 24, 2024 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

With a new school year comes new rules about cell phones in classrooms, a new pilot program for shorter but more frequent state testing, and a new policy on holding back students who can’t read based on third grade reading exams.

Former virtual school leaders face decades in prison if found guilty in alleged enrollment scam

January 26, 2024 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana and Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The operators of the now-closed schools allegedly inflated the enrollment by thousands of students and accepted more than $44 million in state funding, per a federal indictment from last week.

Former virtual charter school leaders face federal charges tied to alleged enrollment scam

January 23, 2024 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana and MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

The defendants face a combined 76 charges including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

Growth in Indiana college enrollment marks largest increase in 13 years

October 18, 2023 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

The new report shows a move in a positive direction for state leaders, who are aiming to increase Indiana’s college attainment after years of declining college-going rates.

Dozens of Indiana colleges waiving application fees this week

September 24, 2023 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

The effort is part of a push to increase college-going in the state, which stagnated at 53% of high school graduates from the class of 2021, and was declining before the COVID-19 pandemic.

In state of district speech, Johnson says IPS expanding offerings, making up academic ground

September 20, 2023 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

Aleesia Johnson, superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools, touted options available to students, largely through Rebuilding Stronger, the district’s overhaul plan, as the district aims to attract students and families.

What the Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admissions means for Indiana students

June 29, 2023 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

In Indiana, state leaders and others are already worried about the declining college-going rate, which is especially low for Black and Hispanic and Latino students.

To boost scholarship program’s impact, Indiana might enroll students automatically

March 26, 2023 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

Despite success with enrollees and its more than 30-year track record, the 21st Century Scholars program has struggled to attract students to enroll in the program that has helped more than 50,000 Hoosiers earn college degrees.

FAFSA requirement for Indiana students one step closer to becoming law

March 16, 2023 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

Indiana students could soon be required to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a shift that supporters say could give students more money to go to college and convince more of them to enroll in higher education in the first place.

Indiana’s education scores decline along with rest of nation’s

October 24, 2022 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

Scores released Monday from the most recent National Assessment Educational Progress—“the nation’s report card”—reflect unprecedented and not unexpected declines affecting students in virtually every state and every region of the country.

Candidates for IPS school board would vote no on Rebuilding Stronger

October 7, 2022 | MJ Slaby, Chalkbeat Indiana

The four candidates for three seats in the November election said Wednesday they haven’t seen enough information about the plan to support it and also expressed concern about the level of parent input.

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