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.

The Indianapolis mayor’s office approved the creation of a new K-8 charter school though a location is unclear.

A local charter school is trying to find its footing after its contract to operate within Indianapolis Public Schools was not renewed. Ignite Achievement Academy is in the process of searching for a new building as it prepares to meet some ambitious student academic goals next school year.

Indianapolis Public Schools leaders did not renew the contract for Ignite Achievement Academy to operate Elder Diggs School 42 due to multiple factors, including instability among teachers and low academic performance.

A fund created by the Indianapolis Mayors office will distribute $1.5 million to public schools in Marion County to help low-income students get computers and internet service for their remote e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two of Indiana's charter school authorizers will hold virtual meetings this week.