Charter schools
The resignation of the Irvington Community Schools board chair — and the vote to remove a second member from the board — follows heightened criticism from students, parents, and staff over conflicts of interest in the charter network’s search for a new CEO.
Charter schools have grown in student enrollment and political clout since coming to Indiana in 2001. Will recent changes finally push IPS into becoming an all-charter system?
The announcement ends the legal battle over a state law that requires districts to give unused school buildings to interested charter schools for the sale or lease price of $1.
Roughly 70% of students passed the state’s IREAD exam at both IPS and charter schools.
The third meeting of the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance focused on the challenges of the different building arrangements based on school type.
The ILEA must make recommendations on improving transportation and facilities across both Indianapolis Public Schools and charter schools.
The announcement to reopen the search for CEO follows concerns from staff, parents, and students that a top candidate for the position was the school board’s own chair.
As a state-mandated group considers how transportation can evolve to better serve students, some schools are trying out new ideas.
Detroit’s public schools are split between the Detroit Public Schools Community District and dozens of charter schools
While charter leaders have requested ownership of IPS buildings, supporters of traditional public schools have called for the district to charge for all services it provides to its charter partners.
Rocky Mountain Prep says it will conduct a nationwide search for its next CEO.
Indianapolis educators, parents, and students will share their stories of back-to-school at this story slam co-hosted by Chalkbeat Indiana on Aug. 21.
The new group, created by state lawmakers, will issue recommendations later this year on how charter schools and IPS can share transportation and facility resources.
The addition of another charter school is the latest change in the city’s evolving educational landscape. It follows a legislative session that pitted traditional public schools against charter schools in a fight for funding.
Third graders who did not pass a state literacy exam are using summer school as one final chance to pass and proceed to fourth grade under a tougher grade retention law.
Newark district and charter schools received more than 10,000 applications for enrollment this fall, with charter schools receiving a record-high number of applicants.
The group is tasked by state lawmakers with examining how Indianapolis Public Schools and charter schools could collaborate to meet transportation and facility needs.
Percy Clark has agreed to pay a judgment of roughly $1.3 million in a federal case alleging that the schools falsely inflated enrollment numbers to obtain state money.
A credit card assigned to the former charter school official accrued tens of thousands of dollars in travel, high-end dining, and alcohol purchases. The official was terminated earlier this year.
The four June meetings will focus on how the district should engage with the new Indianapolis Local Education Alliance