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August 23, 2017
Discussion On Graduation Requirement Overhaul Continues

Discussion continues on how to overhaul high school graduation requirements to better prepare students for workforce and college. A 2017 state law calls for rethinking different ways students can prove they are ready to graduate instead of the traditional end-of-course exams required to earn a diploma. The committee needs to address skill and preparation gap […]

August 1, 2016
New Indiana School Standards Target Computer Science Skills

Indiana is now one of seven states with formal statewide computer science standards.

July 11, 2016
Numbers Show Experience Gaps Across Demographics

As part of our reporting on education equality, we used the the US Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data and state data to chart some education experience for four demographic groups: black students, students with disabilities, Latino students and white students. For example, while black students make up about one in eight students enrolled, they disproportionately account for more than one […]

June 29, 2016
Chasing The Dream: Investing For The Long Haul On Indy’s Far Eastside

Can a decades-long investment by the Glick Family stabilize one of Indianapolis’ toughest neighborhoods by directing resources and supports to the Carriage House East apartments and the restarted School 103?

May 17, 2016
College Class Inside Prison Aims To Bring Students Together

The class, part of the international Inside-Out program, is half incarcerated men and half students from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

March 28, 2016
Study: LGBT Youth Left Out Of Suspension, Expulsion Reduction Efforts

Students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender are largely left out of efforts to address the overuse of suspension and expulsion for student groups, according to a new report.

March 23, 2016
Wawasee School Officials Refuse To Pilot ISTEP+ Test Questions

Wawasee students will not pilot test questions for next year’s ISTEP+ test, school officials announced Tuesday.

December 31, 2015
Community of Opportunity: The Realities of Gary’s Public Schools

StateImpact visits Gary, Indiana to learn about the community school corporation’s efforts to turn around perceptions of their so-called failing district.

StateImpact Special: Resources For Progress

For the final story in our series from Gary, we meet someone who represents the shift the city’s schools are trying to make: “Officer Friendly.”

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August 1, 2016 New Indiana School Standards Target Computer Science Skills Indiana is now one of seven states with formal statewide computer science standards.

June 29, 2016 Chasing The Dream: Investing For The Long Haul On Indy’s Far Eastside Can a decades-long investment by the Glick Family stabilize one of Indianapolis’ toughest neighborhoods by directing resources and supports to the Carriage House East apartments and the restarted School 103?

May 17, 2016 College Class Inside Prison Aims To Bring Students Together The class, part of the international Inside-Out program, is half incarcerated men and half students from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

March 28, 2016 Study: LGBT Youth Left Out Of Suspension, Expulsion Reduction Efforts Students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender are largely left out of efforts to address the overuse of suspension and expulsion for student groups, according to a new report.

March 23, 2016 Wawasee School Officials Refuse To Pilot ISTEP+ Test Questions Wawasee students will not pilot test questions for next year’s ISTEP+ test, school officials announced Tuesday.

December 31, 2015 Community of Opportunity: The Realities of Gary’s Public Schools StateImpact visits Gary, Indiana to learn about the community school corporation’s efforts to turn around perceptions of their so-called failing district.