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Mind Trust CEO Discusses How Grants Might Shape Local Education Policy

The Mind Trust CEO Brandon Brown
Courtesy The Mind Trust
The Mind Trust CEO Brandon Brown

The Indianapolis education reform group The Mind Trust last week announced it received $24 million in grant funds from The City Fund, the Lilly Endowment, and the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. The Mind Trust’s vision – which includes the growth of schools that operate independently of most district policies – has largely come to fruition.

From WFYI’s Education Desk, Carter Barrett sat down with Mind Trust CEO Brandon Brown to find out how these grants could shape the future of education policy in Indianapolis.

Carter Barrett was a reporter for Side Effects Public Media, a Midwest health reporting collaboration based at WFYI. A long-time Hoosier, she is thrilled to stay in her hometown to cover public health. Previously, she covered education for WFYI News with a focus on school safety. Carter graduated with a journalism degree from Indiana University, and previously interned with stations in Bloomington, Indiana and Juneau, Alaska.
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