A charter school is squaring off against its operator in what could turn into a fight over students and staff on the Far Eastside of Indianapolis.

Fifteen charter schools could share in Pike Township Schools' $14.5 million property-tax referendum if voters approve it in the May 7 primary election.

The Genius School, a K-6 school on the city’s east side, is petitioning the State Board of Education for accreditation as a non-public school.

The council passed a resolution to rezone 10 acres along Michigan Road for the Girls IN STEM Academy.

Criticism of the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana came to a head because of the fight over the Girls IN STEM Academy, a proposed charter school in Washington Township.

The opening of a third Purdue Polytechnic High School in Indianapolis is being delayed again — now until 2025. It is one of three schools that Education One, the charter school authorizing arm of Trine University in Angola, approved to open in Indianapolis in the next few years.

Organizers behind Girls IN STEM Academy passed a major hurdle in a petition process to rezone property in Washington Township for the campus.

House lawmakers advanced a broad education bill Tuesday that creates a civics proficiency design and internet safety curricula. The House also voted to remove a provision that would have changed how the state audits charter schools.

The Girls in STEM Academy would be an all-girls charter school. It's a collaborative effort between Paramount Schools of Excellence, Purdue Polytechnic and Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.

The $1 law has caused controversy in Indianapolis, yet it’s led to just two building sales to charters. Only one still houses a school.