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Indianapolis Public Schools students would get Wednesday afternoons off next school year so teachers could attend training sessions under a new district plan.

Superintendent Eugene White said teachers and administrators would use that extra 90 minutes to better learn fresh teaching methods and collaborate with colleagues.

“Teachers need a common time to plan each week,” White said. “We have teachers next door to one another who never talk about instruction. … And we can’t afford to have teachers out of class during the school day.”