Dear Indy,
Education reporter Carley Lanich has put together a reader friendly guide to the state’s new plan to rework Indiana graduation requirements.
She has all the details you need to know about what courses and activities students would need to take to graduate and about the more flexible pathways to a diploma that include on-the-job experience.
The new requirements would begin, at this point, in 2029, which is this year’s class of incoming eighth graders.
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In other news
- Food equality advocates recently formed the Indianapolis Community Food Access Coalition, a body city-county councilors laid the groundwork to establish more than three years ago. Here’s why it took so long.
- City officials announced a $10.7-million, 4.7-mile extension of the Eagle Creek Trail that will begin this year and continue through 2026.
- Coburn Place, a local domestic violence agency, will have lemonade stands to raise money for child survivors of domestic violence.
Today’s weather from WTHR
Humid heat peaks today and tomorrow with heat indices near 100 degrees. Storms increase Tuesday into Wednesday before a cool change arrives.
What’s going on around the city
- Wednesday, July 17: The International Marketplace Coalition will have a free monthly lunchtime tour of the restaurants in the neighborhood surrounding IMC. This month the tour will visit Nigerian-owned EKO African Cuisine, 5162 W. Pike Plaza Road, which serves west African cuisine favorites. An RSVP reserves a space in the tour, but all guests are required to pay for their own meals.
- Friday, July 19: Feminist symbology is the subject of artist Audrey Barcio’s new geometric paintings at Storage Space Gallery, 121 E. 34th St. The show, titled “Visible Lines,” opens with a free reception 6-10 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 23: Between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., any teacher that shows their educator ID badge at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis box office will receive one free adult admission ticket. This opportunity is meant to give teachers time to enjoy “Mandela: The Official Exhibition” alone, outside of school field trips.
— Jennifer Delgadillo, arts and culture editor
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What else we’re reading today
- Chalkbeat Indiana: Indianapolis Public Schools will hand out free safe-sleep items, such as sleep sacks and portable cribs, to students who are pregnant or have infants next school year. About 60 students met those criteria this past school year.
- Indiana Capital Chronicle: U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, who is the frontrunner in the Indiana Senate race, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Republican National Convention.
- The Indianapolis Recorder: Indianapolis Starbucks employees are trying to unionize.
Notes from our Documenters
This week, we have six meetings on our schedule.
Today, we’re covering the City-County Council’s Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee.
Tomorrow, we’re covering the council’s Administration and Finance Committee and the Indianapolis Animal Care Services Advisory Board.
Wednesday, we’re covering the council’s Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee and the Warren Township school board.
Thursday, we’re covering the council’s Public Works Committee.
What other meetings should we cover? Let me know at ariana.beedie@mirrorindy.org.
— Ariana Beedie, community journalism direct
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Reflections
That Eagle Creek Trail extension sure sounds cool for the west side.
Chris
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