An Indianapolis charter school will be one of the first in the country to use a virtual reality program to teach science to high school students.

The Westside charter school Ignite Achievement Academy will open in August as part of the Indianapolis Public Schools District.

Carpe Diem Meridian, a school that helped lead the blended learning movement in Indianapolis, lost its charter from the state.

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Donald Trump has said: "Got to get rid of Common Core - fast." And a couple of years ago, it seemed Pence would be a trailblazer in doing that at the state level. It didn't totally turn out that way.

The long-struggling Indiana Life Sciences Academy West will close its doors for good in June. The K-8 charter school, which currently serves 479 students, was one of the lowest scoring schools in Indianapolis on last year's state ISTEP test.

Thea Bowman Leadership Academy in Gary is seeking a second chance from Indiana Charter Board after Ball State University declined to renew its charter over long-standing governance concerns. Two Indiana laws intended to prevent failing charter schools from escaping closure or accountability through finding another sponsor could now face their first test.

The Indianapolis Public Schools Board had a big night Thursday.
Higher pay and longer contract was approved for Superintendent Lewis Ferebee. The three-year school leader gets a 6 percent raise and performance-based bonus that could ultimately bump his pay to $287,000 annually.

For 13 years, Purdue University, Indianapolis Public Schools and the Indianapolis business community have provided a pathway for low income and first-generation college-bound students at IPS to graduate and attend Purdue. But the program -- Science Bound -- has remained largely under the radar. Now how a new name and alignment with a future school could change that.

An email Chalkbeat obtained from the U.S. Department of Education to the Indiana Department of Education says the state incorrectly applied provisions of federal law when determining this year's Title I poverty aid for charter schools.