Band director Josh Goodman has encouraged students to use their talents — musical and otherwise — to secure scholarships.
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Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization that provides education news in communities across America. The local newsroom, Chalkbeat Indiana, keeps tabs on education in Indianapolis and policies that affect schools across the state. Thanks to a partnership with FPI News, you'll find some of their articles published here and some of our articles published on their website at in.chalkbeat.org.
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Indianapolis Public Schools transfers unused land to Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis will use the land to build up to 16 homes as part of a push to make affordable homeownership possible for IPS employees.
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How to run for school board in Indiana
With primary season officially over in Indiana, attention is turning to the November general election. For schools, the most important offices on the ballot may not be at the top. School boards across the state will have seats up for election in November 2026, and for the first time they’ll be partisan races due to […]
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Meet the 9 members of the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation
The appointees were tapped to run buses, accountability standards for IPS and charter schools.
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How an Indiana counselor helps students turn ‘I want to go to college’ into a plan
After 30 years in admissions at the University of Indianapolis, Ron Wilks now serves as the College Success Coach at Perry schools, helping students figure out a postsecondary plan sooner rather than later.
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Indiana to resume child care vouchers after 15-month freeze
Around 20,000 children will remain on the waitlist even with the additional funding.
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IPEC just met for the first time. Here’s what the new Indianapolis schools board discussed.
The new governing body for Indianapolis schools met for the first time Tuesday and discussed asking voters for a property tax increase in the fall.
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Indianapolis Public Education Corporation announces date and location for first meeting
A new governing body for Indianapolis schools will meet for the first time on April 14.
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Why there are no education elections on your primary ballot
Why there are no more referendums, plus partisan school board elections don’t include primary races.
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library now available to children in all 92 Indiana counties
Children in all 92 counties across the state can now get free books in the mail through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Indiana.
