Indiana schools request 3,200 metal detectors under new program
The program will provide one free hand-held metal detector for every 250 students.
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Computer science training summit at IU draws teachers nationwide
Hundreds of teachers assembled at Indiana University to take in lectures, hit the books and do some hands-on training as part of the inaugural Pathfinders Summer Institute.
Memory Bank: Running the presses
This photo, taken in 1915, shows students operating printing presses at Arsenal Technical High School.
Noblesville district seeks tax hike to fund more security at schools
Noblesville Schools announced Tuesday that it wants to expand its operating referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot. The hike would bring in an additional $50 million over eight years while doubling taxes under the current referendum.
IPS board votes to ask taxpayers for $315M, rejecting Indy Chamber’s plan
The school board pledged to continue discussions in the next week with the Indy Chamber, which released an alternative proposal last week calling for massive spending cuts and a significantly smaller tax increase.
IPS could reduce potential tax request by half-billion dollars, consultants say
In a plan unveiled Wednesday, the Indy Chamber is proposing sweeping cuts to save Indianapolis Public Schools nearly $500 million over eight years—and drastically slash the amount the district would seek from taxpayers in referendums.
Indiana program to provide schools with free metal detectors
Gov. Eric Holcomb's office announced Monday that all traditional public, charter and accredited non-public schools that want the devices for detecting weapons will be eligible for one device for every 250 students enrolled.
Facing state scrutiny, Indiana charter school steps back from virtual plan
An Indiana charter school is backing off its unconventional plan to open a statewide virtual school with a farm campus following scrutiny from state officials over its oversight model.
IPS cancels contracts for 26 educators, 46 other staffers
The revelation that about 1 percent of the district’s teaching force will have its contracts canceled comes after weeks of uncertainty over how many teachers might lose their jobs.
Chamber eyes closures, cuts to help IPS manage budget issues
The Indy Chamber said it has “identified dozens of recommendations that add up to hundreds of millions of dollars in potential savings” for Indianapolis Public Schools.
IPS considers selling downtown headquarters
The building, which sits on a 1.7-acre lot at 120 E. Walnut St., has served as the district's home since 1960.
Hogsett’s education initiative receives $560K in startup funding
Members of the City-County Council on Monday voted overwhelmingly in favor of appropriating $560,000 to get Indy Achieves off the ground, but they also expressed concern about its ongoing cost amid many city needs.
Mind Trust lands $1.5M donation from Walton Family Foundation
The grant is part of more than $100 million in funding the Walton Foundation announced Tuesday morning that will go toward improving education.
Indiana continues to see teacher shortages amid drop in pay
Enrollment in teaching programs and those graduating with teaching degrees declined 37 percent from 2004 through 2014.
Purdue upends traditional high school model at Polytechnic High School
All it takes to know that Purdue Polytechnic High School is doing something different is a walk through the campus in the basement of a technology office building in downtown Indianapolis.
Teachers’ frustration extends well beyond pay, but would they walk out?
Teachers say that, beyond compensation issues, they are grappling with inadequate school funding, a lack of respect from some parents and community members, and increased school-safety concerns.
IPS parents graduate from activism program
The program, Stand University for Parents, helps parents take an “active role in helping their child’s struggling schools,” according to Stand for Children, an Oregon-based education-advocacy group.
IPS rolls out scaled-back tax request to fund building renovations
The proposed request—which comes three months after the school district abruptly withdrew referendums from the May ballot—is the first piece of a new plan to increase school funding.
Indiana schools to get separate state, federal grades
Schools will receive grades this year from a state accountability law and through the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.
Hogsett unveils plan to get more Indy students to enroll in college—and finish
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett on Tuesday plan to roll out an initiative called Indy Achieves, which will support students across Indianapolis’ 11 school districts.