District Schools Prepare for ILEARN
At Harshman Middle School, there are colorful and inspirational posters lining the hallway walls, morning announcements will include song parodies, and a special Spirit Week will be held April 22-26…
Crispus Attucks Tigers in Pursuit of Another Championship
The Flying Tigers of Crispus Attucks are headed back to the 3A semi-state game for the second time in three years on Saturday, March 16. It’s a step closer to…
March Signals in Standardized Testing Throughout Indiana Schools
March signals in spring and potential warmer weather, but it’s also the start of the annual standardized testing season in schools throughout Indiana. Current high school sophomores are already recording…
IPS Announces New Chief of Transformation
Indianapolis Public Schools recently announced that Dennis Tackitt is the district’s new Chief of Transformation. He will provide the vision, leadership and management necessary to ensure IPS is continuously improving…
IPS Offers Free Breakfast, Lunch to Students During Spring Break
The IPS Food Service Department will provide breakfast and lunch at several locations throughout the city during spring break. The Bus Stop Cafe, the district’s popular food bus, will also…
Chiefs for Change Announces Its Fourth Cohort of Future Chiefs
Chiefs for Change, a bipartisan network of state and district education chiefs, today announced that Aleesia Johnson, Interim Superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools, was selected to join the fourth cohort of its Future Chiefs program.
IPS Promotes Kristian Little Stricklen to Chief Communications and Engagement Officer
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) today announced that Kristian Little Stricklen has been promoted to Chief Communications & Engagement Officer. Stricklen, formerly the district’s Interim Public Information Officer, leads the Office…
School Breakfast is Popular in Cafeterias Across the Country
School districts across the country will celebrate what’s widely believed to be the most important meal of the day during National School Breakfast Week on March 4-8. Henry W. Longfellow…
Girls Take on Coding at Longfellow Middle School
A lightbulb moment happened for Jen Shen and one of her co-workers at Springbuk, an Indianapolis-based health analytics startup, during a diversity in technology event. So, instead of just talking…
Crispus Attucks Alum Relives Indiana Avenue’s Musical Legacy in Books
David Leander Williams remembers Indiana Avenue when it was one of the city’s hotspots —where local African-Americans owned and operated businesses and jazz music wafted into the streets each night…
