On the near east side of Indianapolis, Brookside School 54 students squared off in a competition against a chef on Thursday to see who could make the tastiest nutritious snack. Its part of a partnership between the Indianapolis Public Schools district and insurance company Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to provide cooking and nutrition education.
Marion County educators are preparing for proposed legislation that would require school districts to hold back more students who fail the states elementary literacy reading exam.
The bill that aims to hold back more students who fail the state’s reading exam continues to advance in the statehouse. Here’s the impact educators said it could have.
The next few years will be critical for Indianapolis Public Schools as it rolls out its plan to break up K-8 schools and provide rigorous academic offerings to all students in a push for equity.