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Hello from Aleks at Chalkbeat Indiana, here with a roundup of our top stories! First, the state last week released school-level ILEARN scores after releasing the statewide results over the summer. This year, these scores are of particular importance, because both proficiency and progress on the ILEARN will factor into the A-F grades that each school receives under the state’s new accountability system.

And ICYMI: A vote on Enroll Indy was expected at last week’s IPS board meeting, but it didn’t happen. Find out what did happen in Samantha Camire’s story.

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Every student brings to the classroom different background knowledge and learning needs. Modern research suggests that multimodal instruction — combining modalities and learning experiences to support access and understanding — can reduce learning barriers, especially for students with disabilities and language-learning needs.

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Schools are experimenting with AI with little evidence or policy to guide them, NPR

Indiana ‘making the case’ to host US Space Academy, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Learn how to support students facing housing insecurity, Mirror Indy