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Parents and students can attend a free community conversation on education from 4:45-8 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Community Alliance of the Far Eastside, 8902. E. 38th St. 

The Beyond the Bell conversation will include discussion on IREAD literacy legislation, the impact of chronic absenteeism, new high school graduation requirements and tips for choosing schools. A panel of education experts will lead the discussion. 

The event, which is open to the public, will feature dinner, child care and raffles for gas cards. Spanish and Haitian Creole translations also will be offered. 

The conversation is in partnership with CAFE, La Plaza, Empowered Families and The Mind Trust. Register online. 

Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian.

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CAFE to host panel on current issues in public education

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
January 3, 2025

<h1>CAFE to host panel on current issues in public education</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />January 3, 2025</p> <p>Parents and students can attend a free community conversation on education from 4:45-8 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Community Alliance of the Far Eastside, 8902. E. 38th St.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Beyond the Bell conversation will include discussion on <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/2024-iread-scores-reading-proficiency-indiana/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IREAD literacy legislation</a>, the impact of <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/sankofa-school-of-success-indianapolis-chronic-absenteeism-with-fight-for-life-foundation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">chronic absenteeism</a>, new <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/new-indiana-high-school-diploma-requirements-aug-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">high school graduation requirements</a> and <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/enroll-indy-application-opens-indianapolis-public-schools-charter/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tips for choosing schools</a>. A panel of education experts will lead the discussion.&nbsp;</p> <p>The event, which is open to the public, will feature dinner, child care and raffles for gas cards. Spanish and Haitian Creole translations also will be offered.&nbsp;</p> <p>The conversation is in partnership with CAFE, La Plaza, Empowered Families and The Mind Trust. Register <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6ZAv8Eks8yQ_q9sZQcFaA85A_tIa93gdjH2LObhCWCpXssA/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">online</a>. </p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or <a href="mailto:darian.benson@mirrorindy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">darian.benson@mirrorindy.org</a>. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@HelloImDarian</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/community-conversation-education-cafe-mindtrust-iread-indianapolis-high-school-graduation/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=43266&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/community-conversation-education-cafe-mindtrust-iread-indianapolis-high-school-graduation/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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