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.

The Genius School in Indianapolis has lost its bid for a charter from a second authorizer.

Earlier this year legislators extended the maximum time a charter school can operate to 15 years — previously it was only 7 years before facing a renewal process.

Closing schools represents a form of accountability, but the volume of closures turns in Indianapolis spotlight on Indiana’s charter authorizers.

The motion to stay granted was the latest development this week in the legal fight between Indianapolis Public Schools and Attorney General Todd Rokita.

Indianapolis Public Schools is exempt from a law that requires districts to sell closed school buildings to charter organizations for $1.

Andrew J. Brown Academy charter school is interested in acquiring School 102 through the $1 law.