The fledgling program is starting with 12 students, but Regional Opportunities Initiatives Inc. CEO Tina Peterson predicted that the training hub will become a crucial part of southern Indiana’s microelectronics and defense ecosystem.
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Becker expects the bank’s apprenticeship program will gain momentum when changes to the high school diploma take effect, beginning with the class of 2029 (current eighth-graders).
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Called Marian University Preparatory School, or MU Prep, the school initially will be open to Indiana students entering grades 6-9 in the 2022-23 academic year.
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When the College Football Playoff National Championship visits a new city, the game’s philanthropic arm, the College Football Playoff Foundation, makes a legacy investment in local teachers.
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Indiana legislative leaders leaders are already thinking about how they could replicate the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance’s proposal in other parts of the state.
The new corporation would have the power to impose property taxes, which it would distribute to both charter and IPS schools.
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.
A majority of surveyed superintendents report staff cuts, deferred maintenance and looming referendums.
As the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance considers changes to the city’s education landscape, supporters of charters and traditional public schools have indicated support for a universal school-rating system.
The lawsuit alleges Indianapolis Public Schools maintains policies that violate Indiana’s anti-sanctuary statute.
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.
Transportation and facilities are two of the most challenging topics for charter schools, which have historically not received property tax funding.
If approved, the plan would change the ways the state and school districts can merge and disburse federal grant funding.
For the nation’s 4 million teachers to stay relevant and help students use the technology wisely, teachers unions have forged an unlikely partnership with the world’s largest technology companies.
State data showed modest wage gains for teachers, but education advocates warned that Indiana’s pay still ranks near the bottom nationally.
The Oct. 10-12 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup will bring 450 swimmers, including Olympians and world-record holders, to Carmel. The event will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock in the United States and in 12 international markets.
The state is seeking donations to supplement state funding for the pilot program, which middle schools would be able to opt into, said Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner.
Indiana lawmakers created the pilot program earlier this year after a confrontational legislative session in which Republican legislators called for more efficiency in the Indianapolis school environment.
The program has behavior specialists assigned to each classroom, as well as two social workers and a psychiatrist to provide oversight for students with medication.
Pressured by a new law and a statewide requirement to adopt science-backed literacy curriculum, schools focused an infusion of funding on second- and third-grade literacy in the years following COVID.
Dozens of students, staff, and parents gathered outside Irvington Preparatory Academy on Tuesday to demand a different CEO. Former CEO Häns Lassiter resigned in February with no public explanation.
State education officials say early intervention—along with a statewide shift to instruction backed by the science of reading—has played a critical role in improving proficiency.
Brightlane Learning provides academic support to unhoused students, as well as guidance for their families and caregivers at more than 30 Indianapolis-area schools and shelters.
A new state-mandated group, the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance, is tasked with addressing an unequal environment in which IPS offers transportation, but not all charter schools can afford to.
