The lawsuit claims that district policies restricting information and access from federal immigration authorities violate state law.

The public meetings will take place as the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance nears the deadline for making recommendations about the future of IPS and charter schools to the state legislature.

The sale of 148 pieces of fine art, which have been kept in storage, will fund a roughly $1 million endowment for arts education

The school board vote on Thursday marks the end of a yearslong attempt to dispose of the facility, which opened as a high school in 1968 but also served as a middle school.

Turning the Office of Racial Equity into the Office of Strategic Educational Excellence follows attacks on DEI from the Trump administration and Indiana Gov. Mike Braun.

The deal is contingent on whether the district can successfully petition the city to rezone the property for special commercial use.

Many of the pieces of art, some of which date back to the 1890s, once hung in IPS schools that are now closed.

Examples from D.C. and Denver could serve as potential solutions or cautionary tales as the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance crafts its recommendations.

The coalition of Indianapolis schools was one of three applicants approved for the pilot program that will start in the 2026-27 school year.

Advocates with Stand for Children Indiana, the IPS school board, RISE Indy, the IPS Parent Council, and the Central Indiana Democratic Socialists of America have suggested changes in governance, accountability, and funding for the city’s public schools.