Colts Build a Playground and Transform a Community
*Reprinted from the Indianapolis Colts website. By Heather Lloyd Elsie Sizemore has lived in the Westside community for 36 years. She attended Stephen Fo [...]
Beyond Monumental Goes Above and Beyond for IPS Students
District run club members will receive a new pair of shoes, free admission to 5K How far are you willing to go for fitness? One group is willing to go Be [...]
Updated Title IX Policy Expands Initiatives in Schools
Last week, Indianapolis Public Schools amended its Title IX policy to address sexual discrimination, harassment and teen dating abuse. The amendments were broug [...]
Education Comes First for Arsenal Tech Soccer Coach
Aime Selamo is celebrating IPS’ first North Central Conference championship in soccer. But he’s not celebrating that title as much as he cheered last year when [...]
Through Their Eyes
Simon Youth Academy students bare souls in photography exhibit at IMOCA Religion, teen pregnancy, violence, immigration status, mother-daughter relations [...]
Don’t Ignore Learned Helplessness in Students
The 2019 IPS Teacher of the Year says quick intervention is key to success “This is too hard.” “School just isn’t my thing.” It is frustrating whe [...]
Art amplifies life in “The Hate U Give,” Says Simon Youth Teen
By Kaleah S., 16 Simon Youth Academy Student Thug. It’s not just a word. It’s often used as a way to describe drug dealers and gangbangers. In the bestse [...]
Imaginations Run Wild Inside New Makerspace at School 65
Coding was the lesson inside the Makerspace at Raymond F. Brandes School 65 on a recent Monday morning. But the fourth-grade students in Stephanie Basile's clas [...]
IndyCar Driver Patricio O’Ward Surprises Westside Students
Patricio O’Ward’s visit with IPS students at Meredith Nicholson School 96 went so well the first time that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway wanted a repeat. &nbs [...]
Administrators, Teachers Celebrate at Teacher of the Year Dinner
IPS Superintendent Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee, members of the IPS Board of School Commissioners and several school principals celebrated the district’s top tea [...]