Articles tagged as: virtual charter schools
May 27, 2021
IPS OKs Virtual Learning Partnership With Charter Schools, Total Cost Unknown
The Indianapolis Public Schools Board of Commissioners approved a new partnership with two local charter school operators to provide virtual learning options in 2021-22 and beyond.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2021
Virtual School Advocates Seize Opportunity To Voice Funding Frustrations, Parent Sues SBOE
An Indianapolis parent is suing the State Board of Education after it changed a policy to ensure full funding for students learning remotely because of COVID-19.
Read MoreAugust 31, 2020
Report: Indiana's School Funding System Is Inherent Risk
The Indiana State Board of Accounts described the states per-student public school funding formula as an inherent risk because it incentivizes a school corporation to increase enrollment. The higher the student count, the more state funds a school receives.
Read MoreAugust 10, 2020
State Wants Daleville To Return $2.2M As Part Of Virtual Charter School Scandal
Indiana wants Daleville Community Schools to repay $2.2 million in state funds connected to the inflated student enrollment at two shuttered virtual schools the district authorized.
Read MoreMarch 6, 2020
Here's What Lawmakers Are Doing About The Multi-Million Dollar Virtual School Scandal
An official report published last month revealed just how much two virtual charter schools falsified student enrollment data to receive millions in state funding. Now lawmakers are responding to the scandal.
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2020
Senate Democrats Call For Greater Virtual School Accountability
A recent state report found the Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy enrolled thousands of students who never took a course and some who didnt even know they were enrolled.
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2020
State: 2 Virtual Charter Schools Took $68M By Inflating Enrollment
An investigation by the Indiana State Board of Accounts says a quest to maximize profit at two virtual charter schools led its leaders to inappropriately collect more than $68 million in tax dollars by inflating student enrollment numbers for years.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2019
After Virtual Charter Trouble, More Districts Offering Virtual Schools, Programs
Two virtual charter schools on the brink of collapse have spotlighted challenges in statewide virtual education in Indiana, and now some school districts are creating virtual schools and programs to better serve their local students.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2019
Federal Investigators Looking At Indiana Virtual School's Financial, Enrollment Records
Federal investigators are scrutinizing the enrollment and financial practices of two Indiana virtual schools on the brink of collapse.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2019
Democrats Press For Study On Risks, Rewards For Virtual Charter Schools
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.
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