This year we've been reporting on how Indiana schools use out-of-school suspensions -- the reason and frequency. Earlier, we reported on how students were suspended over 30K times for fighting, and 10s of thousands of students w/ disabilities were suspended. Now, 24-25 data show special education students continued getting more than 2x the number of suspensions per student than their general education peers. 1/4

Stella Brown, a Pike Township resident, told the school board during Thursday’s meeting she thought the letter was “divisive, deceptive and misleading.” “I want to know: Are my kids safe, and are the teachers able to teach?” Brown said to the board. “...That's what all parents want to know.”

'Are my kids safe?' Parents question Pike Township school board after it alleges a culture of fear No answers from the Pike school board during its regular public meeting, but lots of questions from parents. @CarolineB_Indy on this pretty odd situation... wfyi.org/education/2026-09-1…

Man... today the Pike Township school board released a letter that said a survey of unnamed staff found that district leadership "condone a culture of fear, mistrust, or lack of transparency.." @CarolineB_Indy on what we know/don't know so far... wfyi.org/education/2026-09-0…

Reports of ICE surge in Indianapolis prompt congressional inquiry and drawn sharply divided reactions this week... wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-09-0…

A rare coalition asks Indianapolis voters to fund $95M for IPS and charter schools together @CarolineB_Indy on how a new PAC will try and get voter support ahead of Nov election -> wfyi.org/education/2026-08-2…

Eight days after a storm knocked out power to most of Gary, nearly 25,000 utility customers have no power... gary.capitalbnews.org/gary-p…

The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation unanimously approved the salary for Karega Rausch, the agency's first executive director/president, who beings Sept. 17, overseeing Indianapolis Public Schools and most of the city's charter schools. via @CarolineB_Indy wfyi.org/education/2026-08-1…

The Indianapolis City-County Council Monday advanced a proposal pausing new data center approvals in Marion County through 2027. The move follows months of protests over the facilities' water, energy and noise impacts. wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-08-1…

Confusion at today's Marion County Election Board meeting--> A new Indiana law that lets school board candidates run under a political party is now threatening to knock the only two candidates for an Indianapolis Public Schools board seat off the November ballot. Both candidates running for the District 4 seat — Lindsey Cornett and Chris Bultman, who already holds the seat after being appointed in June — are now being challenged, in part, because they both filed to run as Democrats. @CarolineB_Indy explains how the board says state law and state election guidance are at odds... wfyi.org/education/2026-07-2…

National charter leader to head new agency overseeing @IPSSchools and city charter schools... @KaregaRausch, CEO of @QualityCharters and with ties to the city’s charter school sphere, was chosen as the first executive director for the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation... wfyi.org/education/2026-07-2…

Mayor Hogsett's pick for the first executive director of the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation was just announced ...it's Karega Rausch The IPEC board will vote on the pick at 4pm meeting today. Rausch is well known here, he was the education and charter schools director for former Indianapolis Mayors Peterson and Ballard before being the director of the local affiliate of school reform organization Stand for Children. Rausch also chaired the Indiana Charter Schools Board. He joined the National Association of Charter School Authorizers in 2014 and has been the president and CEO since 2020. wfyi.org/education/2026-07-1…

A candidate running for the District 4 seat on the Indianapolis Public Schools board is being challenged on her eligibility to run. @CarolineB_Indy reports that Marion County Election Board will decide July 27 if Lindsey Cornett stays on the ballot.. wfyi.org/education/2026-07-2…

Six finalists are named to run the Indianapolis Public Education Corp. -- incl a sitting IPEC board member, a former chair of the state's charter school authorizing board & two senior Indianapolis Public Schools administrators... wfyi.org/education/2026-07-1…

Last night, IPS board interviewed 2 finalists for the vacant D4 seat and will appoint one of them tonight to temporarily fill the position. @mjslaby explains how one candidate is the the only name on the Nov election ballot for D4. The other says she may run as a write-in candidate. wfyi.org/education/2026-06-2…