2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1743+ words) These are the challenges that the nine-member Indianapolis Public Education Corporation must tackle as it creates an educational ecosystem that gives district-run and charter schools equal access to resources while holding them to the same academic standards. The new corporation…...

1+ year, 2+ week ago  (1610+ words) Bella's school first suspended her in Kindergarten." Five-year-old Bella had hit a teacher's aide and ran out of the classroom. A month later, the school suspended her after she tipped over a desk and fled the school. Eight days later,…...

1+ year, 3+ week ago  (1690+ words) Have a news tip for WFYI's education team? Share it here. Indiana schools suspended more students in the years after the pandemic than at any point in the prior decade, but state leaders have not prioritized the spike in exclusionary…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (252+ words) WFYI journalists earned six awards from the Indiana Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for their multiplatform work in 2025, including first-place honors in best podcast and radio in-depth reporting. Abriana Herron won first place in the best podcast category…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (464+ words) Indiana will pay for day care and preschool for about 14, 000 out of the 35, 000 children still on a state waitlist for vouchers, after the State Budget Committee approved a request from Gov. Mike Braun for additional money. The $200 million infusion is…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (401+ words) An assistant professor and a community advocate have applied to fill the vacant District 2 seat on the Indianapolis Public Schools board. The board interviewed Bryan Duarte and Hasaan Rashid at a meeting on Tuesday ahead of its vote on Thursday…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (549+ words) The Indianapolis Public Schools board voted 4-2 Thursday to appoint Hasaan Rashid, a salesman and music festival founder, to its vacant District 2 seat " bringing new leadership to a board facing a fiscal crisis. Rashid will be officially sworn in at the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (489+ words) The new mayor-appointed board overseeing Indianapolis Public Schools and the city's charter schools held its first meeting Tuesday, taking initial steps on decisions that will reshape how nearly 43, 000 students are educated across the district boundary. The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (962+ words) Indiana is poised to infuse $200 million into a state and federally funded program to help low-income working families pay for child care, under a proposal announced Tuesday by Gov. Mike Braun. The move would mitigate a mounting crisis in the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (780+ words) Around 584 degree programs at Indiana's public colleges and universities will now be merged, consolidated, suspended or eliminated as part of a state effort to root out academic programs with low enrollment. The action is part of a 2026 law that requires…...