Carley Lanich

The new Girls in STEM academy will use a temporary location this fall while its parent, Paramount prepares for the possibility of legal challenges.

Partnerships with Butler and the MLK Center seek to help students meet their reading goals.

The referendum would sustain reading intervention programs that began during the pandemic.

Dairius Banks, center, receives a proclamation from the Indiana House of Representatives for his achievement Friday, April 12, 2024. A group of 13 Arsenal Tech High School students participated in a graduation ceremony after completing a program to become peace leaders and mentors. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy

IUPUI pathology lab intern Rachael Mount, right, shows Longfellow middle schoolers a heart during their visit to campus on April 19, 2024. (Provided Photo/Carley Lanich/Mirror Indy)

Librarian Stephen Lane announces his resignation from the Indianapolis Public Library Board of Trustees on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at a press conference at Arsenal Technical High School. (Photo by Doug McSchooler/for Mirror Indy)

This article was originally published in Mirror Indy. IPS wants to make sure more of its students are exposed to college sooner.

The Girls IN STEM Academy will open for its first school year Aug. 1 within the Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis.

Kris Duckett works in the garden with a group of second graders May 6, 2024. Duckett, a Regenerative Urban Farmer Instructor at Allegiant Prep Academy, a K-5 charter school on the near westside, who is educating students through a new regenerative urban farming program this spring. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy

Absenteeism was already high in schools before the pandemic, but it skyrocketed in schools across the country as students returned.