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Students get automatic admission to Indiana public colleges with new diploma

by Chalkbeat Indiana April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

Students will be automatically accepted to all seven of the state’s public colleges and universities if they complete advanced courses and work experiences to earn Indiana’s new Enrollment Honors Plus diploma.

A brick sign reading Marian University stands in front of several large buildings on campus, surrounded by landscaping.

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Learn about Marian University summer camps at April 6 fair

by Claire Rafford April 1, 2025July 16, 2025

Marian offers camps in arts, leadership, sports and health care.

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Warren Township’s Kindergarten Camp gets kids ready for school

by Carley Lanich April 1, 2025March 31, 2025

Here’s how eastsiders can get a preview of their Warren Township student’s school.

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He was treated like he couldn’t learn. Then he found his calling.

by Claire Rafford March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

The Erskine Green Training Institute wants to help adults with disabilities build careers.

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Lawmakers revive plan for IPS to share buildings and buses with charter schools

by Chalkbeat Indiana March 28, 2025July 16, 2025

The plan creates a nine-member Indianapolis Local Education Alliance charged with creating a school facility and transportation plan for the city. Only IPS would be required to participate.

Four kitchen islands are arranged in a classroom, each with different heights and with room for wheelchairs underneath. There are electric ranges on each island and double ovens on the far wall, along with more counters at different heights.

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Indiana School for the Blind summer camp registration open

by Carley Lanich March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

Camps for students who are blind and visually impaired include sports, art and cooking.

Adult students it at tables in a large room, looking at a presentation at the front. A WISH-TV banner at the bottom of the screen reads, "Funding futures for students of color."

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Indianapolis Urban League offers scholarships to students of color

by WISH TV March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

High school students can apply by April 2 for three scholarships from the Indianapolis Urban League.

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Indy nonprofit teaches parents alongside college-bound kids

by Claire Rafford March 26, 2025March 25, 2025

The Starfish Initiative educates parents on what it will take for their kids to be successful in college.

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Education is a ‘state and local responsibility,’ Indiana leaders say after U.S. Education order

by Chalkbeat Indiana March 26, 2025March 27, 2025

Indiana leaders this week welcomed an order from President Donald Trump intended to close the U.S. Department of Education, saying it will give the state more control over education and greater flexibility to spend federal funds.