Articles tagged as: Charter Schools
January 6, 2025
Legislation would dissolve IPS, four other school districts. Then charters take over
The proposed Indiana House Bill 1136 would dissolve Indianapolis Pubic Schools, Gary Community Schools, Tri-Township Schools, Union Schools, and Cannelton City Schools.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2025
Six Indianapolis politicians urge IPS to share resources with charter schools
A bipartisan group of influential Indianapolis politicians and education advocates urged Indianapolis Public Schools to address financial and operational challenges and share resources with charter schools in an open letter released Friday.
Read MoreDecember 10, 2024
14 charter schools up for renewal this week in Indianapolis, across state
The Indiana Charter School Board and the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation will evaluate each school's request for a renewed charter.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2024
New charter school advocacy group seeks property tax revenue reform
The Indiana Charter Innovation Center aims to change how charter schools are funded in the 2025 legislative session.
Read MoreMay 9, 2024
Messy breakup at Indianapolis charter school tees up fight over students, teachers
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.
Read MoreMay 1, 2024
Charter schools could get property tax money if Pike Township referendum passes
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.
Read MoreApril 5, 2024
Indianapolis charter school seeks to go private so it can accept vouchers
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.
Read MoreApril 1, 2024
All-girls charter school approved by City-County Council to open in Washington Township
The council passed a resolution to rezone 10 acres along Michigan Road for the Girls IN STEM Academy.
Read MoreMarch 29, 2024
Groups criticize Girl Scouts' commitment to Black youth amid charter school fight
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.
Read MoreMarch 18, 2024
Third Purdue Polytechnic school in Indianapolis delays opening
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.
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