IPS Offers Free Meals During Spring Break
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Public Schools will offer free breakfast and lunch starting Monday, March 25 through Friday, April 5. Seven locations will offer breakfast and 17 will offer lunch. The Bus Stop Cafe will also visit community sites, including the Irvington branch of the library.
Local schools participating include Arsenal Tech High School for breakfast and lunch (7:15-8:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.). Lunch only from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. will be served at Arlington Woods School 99, Brookside School, Fairbanks School 105, and Christian Park School 82.
For more information, visit the IPS Web site, www.myips.org
Indiana Dept. of Education Announces 2019 Digital Learning Grants
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education’s (IDOE) Office of eLearning announced the recipients of the 2019 Digital Learning Grants. This year’s grants offer up to $50,000 to support districts in building digital initiatives like Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) instruction, project-based learning, and computer science curricula. Local school districts that were awarded the grant include Southern Hancock County Community Schools, and Franklin Township Schools.
The 2019 Digital Learning Grants focused on proposals that included vetted STEM curriculum, devices for coding, robotics equipment, and professional development for teachers. Forty-eight districts were awarded Digital Learning Grants, totaling just over $2.2 million in funding. Awarded grants ranged from $20,000 to $50,000.