Trips to the post office, Statehouse, and polling station are all part of the practical education that Laura Hinz teaches her students.

Officials say the community has made clear the need for a small school. Craig Prep will have an Afrocentric focus in a district where roughly 45% of the district’s students are Black.

The district’s new middle school model had a rough start for some students at schools like Broad Ripple Middle School. But other families are celebrating the new classes and activities.

The schools as a whole show mixed results on tests such as the state’s ILEARN and IREAD exams.

While test results for K-8 Innovation Network schools haven’t significantly boosted the district’s academic performance, Innovation high schools show better results.

Lawrence Township board passes 4.5% pay raise for teachers and 3.5% for administrators, but remains divided on raises for administrators.

Deandra Thompson would fill the seat left vacant by the incumbent she beat in the November election for IPS school board.

IPS board vice president Kenneth Allen was appointed as Center Township constable days after losing a second term in office. His resignation from the IPS school board leaves a vacancy for the last two months of his term.

Unofficial election results for IPS school board show Thompson, Thomas, and Cosby poised to win.

The city had planned to purchase the property from IPS for $725,000 as part of a project to transform the campus into an “Opportunity Hub” of social, community, and health services.