Elizabeth Gabriel
Elizabeth Gabriel is KLCC Public Radio Foundation Reporting Fellow. She does stories on diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Roughly 57,000 Hoosier fourth and fifth graders with below grade-level math and English scores are eligible for a new statewide tutoring program that would provide their families up to $1,000 to pay for tutoring.
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Hundreds of extra Indiana police will be on alert this month to enforce safe driving on roads near buses, schools and residential areas.
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Parents say the surge in inflation makes it harder for them to afford back-to-school items.
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Indianapolis Public Schools is set to have the largest school solar project in the state. Last week district officials approved an agreement with a Carmel-based nonprofit to install solar panels at 20 school buildings.
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Proposed civics education standards for middle school students will be discussed at a public a meeting Tuesday. Lawmakers and education leaders from across the state will meet to review a draft of the standards. Beginning in 2023, middle school students will be required to take one semester of civics before starting high school.
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Some Indiana school districts are attempting to ease the burden of students in need by partnering with a mobile app that allows community members to find out what students need, and purchase it anonymously.
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The Indianapolis protest was one of hundreds this week, across the country, in response to the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that shows it will likely overturn Roe v. Wade.
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The number of kids in Indiana foster care decreased in recent years, according to a new report from the Indiana Youth Institute, but advocates worry about racial disparities.
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Federal lawmakers approved a spending plan this week that would not renew pandemic-related child nutrition waivers that gave schools flexibility in how they serve students meals, such as allowing grab-and-go meals and meal delivery.
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A longtime Indiana University law professor was one of the participants of the original critical race theory workshop held in 1989 and discussed the reason for the practice during a local NAACP event.