Rachel Fradette is a journalist at WFYI’s education desk. She focuses on public education, higher education, and the broader education system, drawing from her extensive experience covering suburban education and general assignment stories. Fradette's work has been featured in outlets such as The Herald-Times, Yahoo News, and the Indianapolis Star, among others.
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Rachel Fradette's coverage primarily focuses on local news related to education, schools, and government in the Indiana area. She often covers evolving stories as well as breaking news, with a substantial focus on entertainment news. Pitches should offer local insights into educational developments or unique perspectives within the political landscape of Indiana.
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GRPS teachers seek better pay and staffing amid budget woes and chaotic board meetings.
By: Rachel Fradette
Families can continue to opt-out of the Lee County School District's mask mandate following a failed vote Tuesday by the school board.
By: Rachel Fradette
Are microschools a solution to falling public school enrollment? Seventh grader Taitym Lynch plans most of her school day herself, mapping out a schedule each morning on her school laptop.
By: Rachel Fradette
The Hechinger Report reports on Nature’s Gift, a public microschool in Indiana aimed at boosting engagement amid declining public school enrollment.
By: Rachel Fradette
The Hechinger Report reports on Nature’s Gift, a public microschool in Indiana aimed at boosting engagement amid declining public school enrollment.
By: Rachel Fradette
In Michigan, an effort to encourage more men to earn degrees and certificates has yet to pay off
By: Rachel Fradette
Seven years ago, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer launched an effort to boost the proportion of adult state residents with education past high school to 60 percent by 2030. In 2021, she launched Michigan Reconnect to help residents 25 and older cover the cost of community college tuition. But the number of women signing up for the program has far outpaced the number of men.
State leaders are experimenting with tuition assistance and new recruitment efforts as male college enrollment continues to decline.
In Michigan, an effort to encourage more men to earn degrees and certificates has yet to pay off
By: Rachel Fradette
More than 1,800 people in Indianapolis were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2025, according to the Point-in-Time Count by the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP).
