The Indiana Charter Schools Board cancelled the authorization for the Florida-based Charter Schools USA to operate two K-8 schools in Marion and Clark counties.

The fate of Gary's Thea Bowman Leadership Academy is in flux after the Indiana Charter School Board Tuesday voted down its change of sponsor request.

Thea Bowman Leadership Academy in Gary is seeking a second chance from Indiana Charter Board after Ball State University declined to renew its charter over long-standing governance concerns. Two Indiana laws intended to prevent failing charter schools from escaping closure or accountability through finding another sponsor could now face their first test.