Westminster Neighborhood Services will provide free backpacks and haircuts July 25.
Category: Education
How 16 Tech is reinventing the summer internship
A new paid summer internship offers housing and transportation support for college students.
Indy church to give away school supplies at eastside block party
Families can pick up free clothes, shoes and backpacks at this event on East 38th Street.
Southeast side community center to giveaway school supplies
The center is also seeking hygiene product donations as school gets started.
Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid could impact free school meals at high-poverty schools
Schools where at least 25% of students are enrolled in programs like SNAP are eligible to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students without income verification or individual household applications.
These wrestlers want kids to build a strong love for reading
Families can attend a free storytime and grab tickets to a WrestleARTS show July 25.
Get free backpacks, haircuts at Indy Urban League block party
Grab school supplies, get your health checked and play games at this back-to-school event.
6 finalists named to run new agency overseeing IPS and Indy charter schools
The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation, or IPEC, named finalists for its executive director job, a role that will oversee transportation, building decisions and academic accountability for Indianapolis Public Schools and most of the city’s charter schools.
5 takeaways from Chalkbeat’s panel on Indiana’s changes to school board elections and referendums
The upcoming election season will ask Indiana voters to make critical decisions about how schools are funded and who sits on local school boards.
After Hours: A new weekend hangout for Indy teens
Indy teens say they want more places to hang out. This westside nonprofit is stepping in.


