A state board will decide if three former Indianapolis Public Schools taken over by the state will become charter schools. Taylor Bennett talked with education reporter Eric Weddle about how IPS is trying to stop this from happening -- and the district's own plans for the three schools.

Earlier this year, Indiana education leaders made a plan to transition three schools out of state takeover and into independent charter schools.

Some of the claims made during last week's teacher rally at the Statehouse lacked context of the state's complicated method for distributing money.

An organization for at-risk youth was granted a conditional charter by Ball State University today to open an elementary school next year.

This was the third stop on this year's tour. The department's deputy secretary also visited
the school last year.

An Indiana school district says a law that allows charter schools to buy unused school buildings from districts for $1 is unconstitutional.

The Daleville Community Schools Board unanimously voted to revoke the charters for the Indiana Virtual Schools and Indiana Pathways Virtual Academy.

Teachers at Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy won't be paid for the work they did between July 15 and Aug. 15.

Democrats at the Statehouse want legislative leaders to take a closer look at virtual charter schools in Indiana as two scandal-ridden schools prepare to close.

WFYI's Eric Weddle sat down with former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson and asked why he championed the charter school law.