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Today’s top story is a recap from last night’s Indianapolis Public Education Corporation meeting. The big topic of discussion was the possibility of a referendum in November. Read more below including details for two upcoming public listening sessions you can attend.

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From 19 to 55 cents: IPEC hears options for a possible tax increase

From 19 to 55 cents: IPEC hears options for a possible tax increase

IPEC must decide whether or not to ask voters for a tax increase in November to help fund Indianapolis schools. If it does, the new board would have to determine how much money to ask for. The results will have a lasting impact on schools.

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In the era of AI, schools want students to think critically. Experts say they need knowledge to do so.

In the era of AI, schools want students to think critically. Experts say they need knowledge to do so.

Teachers are being trained on how to do so, but cognitive scientists say generic skills can’t take the place of subject knowledge and factual fluency.
10 years and 16,800 students short: What went wrong with Colorado’s youth apprenticeship program?

10 years and 16,800 students short: What went wrong with Colorado’s youth apprenticeship program?

A decade in, CareerWise Colorado’s challenges offer valuable lessons as bipartisan enthusiasm for youth apprenticeship programs grows nationwide.
These KIPP fifth graders are learning money management skills so they will never be a ‘brokie’

These KIPP fifth graders are learning money management skills so they will never be a ‘brokie’

KIPP middle school students say they want to be intentional about their finances as they learn money management skills in class.

What We’re Reading

Indiana virtual school leaders face fraud trial, WFYI 

Indy kids need vaccines to go to school, Mirror Indy

NearSpace Education looking for educators to lead state-wide STEM programming, Indianapolis Recorder

University of Indianapolis to launch 36-week program to address teacher shortage, WISH-TV

Indiana Agriculture and Technology School Coming to Montezuma, Hoosier Ag Today

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