The Indianapolis Star reports the plot includes a 41,762-square-foot mansion, a private lake, terraces and formal gardens.

A dozen leaders of innovation charter schools who partner with Indianapolis Public Schools, want the district to share operation funds from the 2018 IPS property-tax referendum to increase pay for their teachers and help fund programs.

Christel DeHaan, an Indiana businesswoman, philanthropist and founder of a nonprofit helping low-income school children, has died, according to the organization.

Christel House Indianapolis runs a network of charter schools. Like other city schools that serve vulnerable populations, it provides many students with food and connections to health and family assistance.

The Indiana Charter School Board voted Wednesday to require Indianapolis campuses it oversees to participate in the citys common enrollment system, Enroll Indy.

Indianapolis Public Schools Board on Saturday approved plans for three former schools under state intervention, in anticipation Indiana officials will agree next week to return the schools to district control.

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.