District officials say school closures, staff cuts and transportation changes on the table.
Tag: funding
Posted inGovernment
Indy urban farm to stop supplying free produce to food pantries
Helpings of Hope leaders say they can no longer supply free produce to local food pantries after the U.S. Department of Agriculture made sweeping cuts to a pandemic-era food bank program.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Wayne Township Fire Department hiring after IFD merger talks end
Township officials are taking applications and hope to hire firefighters this year.
Posted inEducation
Virtual school funding in Indiana could spike. But by how much?
Indiana lawmakers could soon approve a big spending hike on students who attend virtual schools, giving them the same base funding as students who attend in-person classes.
Posted inHealth
Indy residents fear massive cuts to Medicaid
An estimated 250,000 people would lose health insurance if Republican-backed SB 2 passes.
Posted inEducation
Indianapolis councilors still considering new city education fund
An Indy councilor said he won’t rush proposals that have drawn scrutiny from some advocates.
Posted inGovernment
Trump cuts grant that funds fair housing investigations in Indy
The decision came from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Posted inEducation
IU Indy equity center shuttered after Trump administration cuts funding
The center trained schools and governments on racial bias.
Posted inGovernment
Nonprofit worries $400K was cut over phrases like biodiversity, tree equity
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful had a federal grant to plant trees in areas with the most need.
Posted inEducation
Indiana schools must end ‘race-based’ programs or risk losing federal funding
The U.S. Department of Education stated it will begin compliance reviews no later than Feb. 28.
