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Indiana’s Teacher of the Year creates community, diversity, and comfort at Pike High School
Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.This article was originally published by Mirror Indy.Graciela Miranda’s corner of Pike High School feels more like a cozy coffee shop than it does a classroom.Blankets are draped across the worn leather chairs that students gravitate to between classes. Reading recommendations fill in the back whiteboard, and boxes of books — new selections to fill the shelves of Miranda’s classroom library — line the back wall.It’s a space the 23-year educator has purposefully created to appeal to her...
West Lafayette state representatives react to diploma bill changes
After Indiana’s Department of Education released the second draft of its high school diploma proposal on October 9th, local Democratic State Representatives Chris Campbell and Sheila Klinker reacted to the latest effort to change the state’s education system. Klinker called the second draft proposal “an improvement,” but both...
Sharing campus life with students who have intellectual disabilities
INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — When Alayah Mayfield was younger, her favorite TV show was “Grown-ish,” an ABC sitcom about a group of friends navigating college together. Watching the college students explore and learn new things on screen made her want to step foot on a university campus. But because Mayfield has an intellectual disability, she […]
Perry Meridian’s Colton Barker wins Shelbourne Knee Center Play of the Game
INDIANAPOLIS – Congratulations to Perry Meridian’s Colton Barker for winning the Shelbourne Knee Center Play of the Game from FOX59’s high school football coverage on the night of October 11. Barker helped the Falcons’ defense come up big, jumping in front of a Decatur Central pass for the interception and taking it back the other […]
Saint Joseph boys tennis sees season end to No. 1 Brebeuf in state semifinals play
It took the state's top-ranked team to end the magical postseason run by the Saint Joseph's boys tennis team Saturday. No. 1 Brebeuf sidelined the No. 15 Huskies 5-0 in a semifinal match of the IHSAA State Finals at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Brebeuf improved to 23-1 and advanced to play No. 4 Center Grove (23-3) later Saturday for the state championship. ...
Ivy Tech will close Lawrence location and invest more near downtown
INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — Ivy Tech Community College plans to vacate and sell its facility in Lawrence after more than two decades in the city. Doing so is part of a larger plan to redevelop Ivy Tech’s main campus just north of downtown. The health care programs at the Lawrence campus will move across town when Ivy […]
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