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Color me skeptical of schools like this. "Letting students decide how they learn is almost as important a goal of Mayfield High School near Cleveland as learning itself."

At this Ohio High School, Students Can Skip Lectures and Work On Their Own Mayfield High School makes it a priority to let students choose how to learn, whether through internships, self-paced learning or traditional classes.

"Indeed, the common refrain that teachers should focus on abstract critical thinking skills, disconnected from content, risks de-emphasizing the very thing — fluency with a broad set of facts — that supports critical thinking."

Does AI mean basic facts are less important for students to learn? Experts say that critical thinking still rests on a broad base of knowledge.

"Presenters to IPEC laid out options from no referendum to tax measures at the current rate of 19 cents per $100 of assessed value up to 55 cents."

What are IPEC’s options for a referendum to fund Indianapolis schools? The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation must decide whether or not to ask voters for a tax increase in November. And if it does, how much will it ask for and for how long?

"A majority of parents with young children do not have the work or childcare arrangements that they want, with their biggest concern being the lack of quality time with their children."

What Do Parents With Young Children Want? A New National Survey Offers a Glimpse A majority of parents with children under age 6 do not have the work or childcare arrangements they want, a nationally representative survey found.

Are Indiana public schools losing money as a result of recent statewide changes? It's complicated. We look at how different districts in the state are being impacted.

Are Indiana Public Schools “Losing Money”? Following Senate Enrolled Act 1 in 2025, there’s been much hand-wringing over public school budgets given reduced property tax revenue projections. But is it fair to say public schools are & #…

“We are not interested in just opening schools for the sake of opening schools. We want to make sure that what we’re doing is in lockstep with what the community of Marion County needs.”

This charter initially wanted to open in Pike. Now, it’s changing course with a more focused mission. Believe Schools met strong opposition when it pitched a second high school in Pike Township. Instead, school leaders are now focused on serving three types of students they say are currently underserved in Indianapolis.

The IPS board could look a lot different come 2027. "Impink's resignation puts five of the seven board seats on the November ballot."

Allissa Impink gave up her IPS board seat so voters could fill it. Majority of spots now on November ballot Indianapolis Public Schools Commissioner Allissa Impink will resign from the board after winning the Democratic primary for Indiana Senate District 46, leaving five of the seven board seats on the November ballot.

"Indiana’s charter school students have experienced greater academic growth in the years following the pandemic than their peers in traditional public schools, according to a new preliminary analysis."

How have Indiana charters and traditional public schools fared after COVID? A new study offers insights. Researchers who looked at the two types of schools accounted for demographics, chronic absenteeism, and the type of instruction schools gave post-COVID. Those factors still don’t explain the difference between charters and traditional public schools in Indiana, they found.

Public school enrollment is declining nationwide, in large part because of a lower birthrate over the past decade. Recent layoffs in Hamilton Southeastern Schools are just the first warning sign of what might be headed this way for other districts.

Enrollment Declines Led to Layoffs in Hamilton Southeastern Schools. Are More Districts in Danger? Hamilton Southeastern Schools just laid off a group of teachers and staff amid declining enrollment. They may be just the first of many amid bleak public school enrollment projections in our state …

"The United States entered a “learning recession” in 2013 that it has struggled mightily — and thus far ineffectively — to escape, according to a report unveiled Wednesday."

Anatomy of a ‘Learning Recession’: Academic Losses Began in 2013, Report Finds Latest release from Education Scorecard argues that the spread of social media — and a rollback of accountability — hurt students long before COVID.