This story is part of our initiative to cover Indy's township districts, which has been one of my favorite projects to work on 😊

more stories (or ideas for future episodes??) this way: chalkbeat.org/indiana/marion…

What was the Chalkbeat story they were talking about on Abbott Elementary?

While there's no exact match, this story from Aleksandra Appleton is *pretty* close:
chalkbeat.org/indiana/2023/1…

The Statehouse File's own Kyra Howard broke this story that has now reached from Indy to India. She's a 23-year-old from Plainfield and a senior ready to hit the ground running. THIS IS THE POWER OF STUDENT JOURNALISM. Franklin College Pulliam School of Journalism

thestatehousefile.com/politics/lucas…

.Aleksandra Appleton is so great at covering the Statehouse and sharing the news readers want and need. The 2 bills she wrote about today address:
Sex ed: chalkbeat.org/indiana/2024/0…
Absenteeism: chalkbeat.org/indiana/2024/0…
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More info: chalkbeat.org/indiana/2024/0…

Rory set out to win A&E last year and then spent a whole year working at it. He deserves all the accolades ❤️

I'm officially out of office to hang out with the two (!) little fellas pictured here. 🥰

indystar.com/story/life/202…

Good read from Aleksandra Appleton and cam rodriguez 🔎 for Chalkbeat Indiana: Our data analysis shows many schools don't have the teachers they need to meet a new state requirement for supporting English language learners.
in.chalkbeat.org/2022/11/3/2343…

Our office is coming together (yay!), and I'm just feeling so warm and fuzzy about the great work that Aleksandra Appleton and Amelia Pak-Harvey do. They are so dogged. Aspiring journalists: if you want to spend your summer with them, apply for our internship: chalkbeat.org/pages/careers?…

Wow - 1/3 of school districts, 2/3 of charter schools statewide don't have ELL teachers, despite a state law requiring them. It was even worse in 2019, when half of districts had 0. And yet ELL kids have grown by 52% from 2017-2022. From Aleksandra Appleton: in.chalkbeat.org/2022/11/3/2343…

There are multiple tutoring efforts in Indy aimed at helping students catch up on math and reading. And Aleksandra Appleton rounded them up into one helpful list: in.chalkbeat.org/2022/11/1/2343…

While Indiana's curriculum bill failed, it made an impression on a new crop of statehouse candidates who cite it as a big reason they’re running.

in.chalkbeat.org/2022/10/31/234…

Virtual charter school that wanted to offer Indiana parents cash withdraws application - since it’s supposedly illegal. But that state statute doesn’t seem like it’s being enforced? From Aleksandra Appleton: in.chalkbeat.org/2022/10/28/234…

Before you log off for the weekend, take a look at the Chalkbeat Indiana website right now. We just had two stories publish that follow up on our previous reporting about what charters can and can't do in Indiana. (3/3)