Students with disabilities at Perry Meridian High School and Rosa Parks Elementary were repeatedly subject to violence from other students, the lawsuits state.
The district’s commitment to limit immigration officers’ access to schools ‘cannot be squared with state law,’ Attorney General Todd Rokita writes.
Leaders of the Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy face both federal and state cases in which they’re accused of defrauding the state of millions of dollars.
Senate Bill 518 would force Indianapolis Public Schools to close 20 schools and lay off hundreds of employees, Superintendent Aleesia Johnson tells lawmakers.
The IPS school board took a stand against legislation that could threaten the district’s future, and called on the public to share their concerns about the legislation with lawmakers. Some members also spoke against the growth of charter schools.
Indianapolis Public Schools will build the new Sidener Academy for High Ability Students on the site.
Lawmakers are discussing raising the minimum teacher salary from the state’s current mandate of $40,000. Nearly all Marion County school districts offer at least $50,000.
While the number of youth killed by gun violence dropped in 2024, the number of those injured in non-fatal shootings has increased.
Critics of charter schools say bills this session are part of a long-term plan to destroy the district. The bills’ supporters say they want IPS to be better, not disappear.
The legislation applies to IPS and four other districts in which less than 50% of students within their borders attend schools operated by the districts.