American Graduate

What are students doing after a summer workshop on bullying at Butler University? We go to an Indianapolis high school to see how students are implementing the plans they made.

Students who get the opportunity to study outside do better on tests and are more interested in learning. This segment of American Graduate looks at the annual trip that a Shelbyville middle school science class takes to the Smokey Mountain National Park.

New models of teacher assessment are being rolled out in schools across Indiana because of changes to state law. This segment of American Graduate looks at how schools are responding as the school year gets rolling.

School test scores are lower for non-white students. Lawrence Township is making progress in a several year initiative to eradicate the racial achievement gap. This segment of American Graduate looks at what they're doing to make a difference.

A good start is very important in education. In fact, quality pre-school experiences can be linked to better educational outcomes. This American Graduate segment looks at Indiana's Paths to Quality program that helps child care centers provide the best care possible.

Indianapolis high school graduates with developmental disabilities are getting innovative job and life skill training through Project Search. This American Graduate segment follows them for part of their journey.

The data is clear: when parents are involved in schools, children do better.

Education students at Butler University are working with teens across the city to address bullying. Students will take plans they've developed and work to make a difference in their schools.

Missing school will lead to poor performance in the classroom. A new state-wide study is calling for changes in the law about how absenteeism is tracked in Indiana.

As the conversation about improving graduation rates continues, students and teachers weigh in with their ideas about what's working and what's not.

Indiana school counselors who help students and families plan for college are getting trained to be even better advocates.

Project based learning may use traditional tools including lectures, textbooks and tests but the focus is on relevancy, inquiry and hands on learning organized around a central question.

A new free tool through Easter Seals Crossroads will help parents know if their child is developing on schedule.

Student teaching will face changes as assessments on classroom teachers and tests for students increase the stakes.

Foster Youth face big challenges that spill over into the classroom. American Graduate talks about the challenges and one student shares her story.

Smart boards are quickly becoming standard in classrooms. This segment looks at the ways in which technology changes education.

Strengths based intervention is being used to work with difficult students as well as get more from high performing students.

Students are taking more tests and there are questions about whether or not it will lead to better outcomes.

Students who get involved and engaged at school are much more likely to graduate. American Graduate examines the story of one senior who graduates this month who says it could easily have gone another direction.

Interdisciplinary teaching lets students learn math, science, English and economics during the same lesson. American Graduate explores how it’s used in Indianapolis classrooms and what teachers have to say about it.