by Matt Nowlin | Sep 27, 2018 | Children & Families, Demographics
Though they developed as all-white suburbs between 1940 and 1970, the neighborhoods near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are some of the densest and most diverse in Indianapolis.
by Matt Nowlin | Feb 21, 2018 | Children & Families, Demographics, Economy, Health
This week, Health Affairs reports on high child mortality in the US, NPR dives into the contract workforce, and NASA offers a very cool population estimator.
by Matt Nowlin | Oct 3, 2017 | Education
Last week, WFYI reported that Hoosier Academies Virtual Charter School is slated to close in June, due to consistently poor performance. For example, its 2016 graduation rate was 23 percent. Hoosier Academy is not the only online charter school to struggle with low...
by Jim Dowling | Oct 29, 2014 | Children & Families, Health
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy not only put themselves at risk, but also the baby. Many health problems have been linked to mothers who smoke during pregnancy. These include infants with low birth weight, premature birth, still birth, and pregnancy complications....
by Jim Dowling | Oct 30, 2013 | Children & Families, Education
The topic of charter schools is often controversial. Consider this. The percent of students in the Indianapolis Public School Corporation enrolled in charter schools 5 years ago was 12.4%. In 2013 it increased to 20.8%. That’s a 67% increase! But IPS’s increase in...