Stephanie Wang
Chalkbeat Indiana
Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Make more money, faster: Indiana banks on the appeal of a one-year college certificate
Indiana spends $3 million a year on scholarships for Hoosiers without degrees to earn certificates in high-wage fields. → Read More
These Indiana schools made racial equity their mission. Now they face hostile legislation.
“We’re not in a position to have leaders or educators opt out of culturally responsive practices,” said Washington Township Schools equity director Erica Buchanan-Rivera. → Read More
Indianapolis’ newest child care center opens inside Manual High School
Manual is no longer just a high school. Day Early Learning has converted administrative offices and an auditorium into child care rooms to serve Indy’s south side. → Read More
‘Women in welding’: This Indiana high school teacher is on a mission to inspire girls to take her shop class
“A woman has to work twice as hard and do twice as much work,” Twin Lakes High School welding teacher Kim Rosenbaum says. → Read More
Purdue Poly seeks a deal to use Broad Ripple High School for one year
As IPS seeks relief from the $1 charter law, it could let Purdue Polytechnic North temporarily use Broad Ripple High School under an innovation school agreement. → Read More
How much money do high school graduates make? Indiana digs into the numbers.
For the first time, employment rates and median wages after high school will start to factor into how Indiana gauges school performance. But the data isn’t complete. → Read More
How Indiana’s anti-CRT bill failed even with a GOP supermajority
A wide-ranging bill to restrict what teachers could say about race and racism died in Indiana despite anticipation that the state would pass it. → Read More
How IPS’ innovation school deal with Kindezi Academy fell apart
What went wrong? Advocates question why Kindezi decided to shut down on short notice, and whether IPS should have done more to avoid the school closure. → Read More
IPS recommends closing Joyce Kilmer School 69
Instead of finding a new charter operator or running the school itself, IPS will recommend closing Joyce Kilmer School 69 on the eastside. → Read More
It’s time for colleges to prove their value, Indiana leader says
Colleges must bring costs down, adapt to hybrid learning, and stay relevant to workforce needs in order to survive, Indiana higher education leader Teresa Lubbers says. → Read More
Crackdown on incentives proposed after Indiana virtual school controversy
Indiana lawmakers want to crack down on Tech Trep, a controversial home-schooling program that lets families use public funding to buy school supplies. → Read More
Indiana pre-K students see academic benefits through fourth grade, study shows
A long-term study of On My Way Pre-K in Indiana found that the academic benefits didn’t fade, as some other programs have seen. → Read More
Proposed Indiana law could unlock millions in college financial aid
For the third year in a row, the Indiana legislature is considering a bill that would require students to fill out the federal financial aid application. → Read More
IPS offers teacher apprenticeship, principal residency
"There are just too many barriers to the pathways to teaching — specifically, teaching in urban schools," said Alex Moseman, IPS’ director of talent acquisition. → Read More
Indiana Teacher of the Year encourages STEM creativity
"I enjoy everything about STEM because if you can dream it up, you can design and make it," said Sharita Ware, Indiana’s 2022 Teacher of the Year. → Read More
Tell us what you want to read about higher education in Indiana
This year, Chalkbeat Indiana is expanding its coverage of higher education in partnership with Open Campus — and we need your help. → Read More
Indianapolis scholarship pays off college bills, giving students another shot at a degree
Indy Achieves gives "completion grants" to local college students at Ivy Tech’s Indianapolis campus and IUPUI so they can re-enroll in higher education. → Read More
Indianapolis schools benefit from $30M federal grant
The Promise Neighborhood grant will support seven schools in Indianapolis’ Near Eastside and Martindale-Brightwood communities. → Read More
This Indianapolis counselor shows students how to tame stress and mediate conflicts
‘Counselor of the Year’ Aaron Munson is helping Indianapolis students develop coping strategies, catch up on social skills, and mediate classroom conflicts. → Read More
How many IPS teachers got vaccinated after $300 incentive
Indianapolis Public Schools is collecting voluntary data on vaccination rates among students and teachers and offered a $300 COVID vaccine incentive to staff. → Read More