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Innovation schools

staying the course

Colorado
April 10, 2017

Why state education officials think Aurora Central’s latest reforms deserve more time

Aurora Central High School, facing state sanctions for low performance, could be allowed to continue work on reforms rolled out in the current school year.

Indiana
March 31, 2017

As Purdue prepares to open a high school this fall, leaders are already talking about a network

Purdue Polytechnic High School will open this fall in Indianapolis with 150 freshmen.

Indiana
March 21, 2017

After some unusual innovation school ideas fell through, the Mind Trust is focusing on replicating successful charter schools.

Four of the 12 school leaders the Mind Trust supported through its innovation fellowship abandoned their plans before opening schools.

Indiana
March 15, 2017

No new middle school for the west side after plans for an innovative model crumble

The school was intended to be an innovation school partnership between Indianapolis Public Schools and Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana.

Indiana
March 13, 2017

Sought-after charter Herron High School could be the latest to join the Indianapolis innovation network

Since IPS began creating innovation schools two years ago, the program has swiftly expanded.

IPS inspiration

Indiana
March 13, 2017

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says Indianapolis’s ‘innovation schools’ should be a national model

In Betsy DeVos's dream world, more schools would operate the way one in Indianapolis hopes to.

Indiana
February 22, 2017

A neighborhood-led school will make its pitch to the Indianapolis Public Schools board

If the board approves the plan, the school would join a growing group of “innovation schools” that are still part of IPS but have the freedom of charter schools.

Indiana
January 24, 2017

IPS outlines a plan: a restart for School 42 and a reprieve for two other schools

The board plans to discuss the three schools at its meeting 6 p.m. Thursday.

Indiana
January 12, 2017

How one Indianapolis neighborhood says it can save a struggling school by taking control

It could be the first neighborhood-led effort to create an IPS innovation school, offering a model for other community groups across the city.

restart?

Indiana
December 12, 2016

Three IPS schools put on notice: schools could be ‘restarted,’ teachers made to reapply

School 42, School 63 and John Marshall Middle School were all named by the district as candidates for conversion to “innovation” status.

Innovation

Indiana
November 28, 2016

Leaders at IPS arts magnet say becoming an “innovation” school will add even more art to the day

That’s why Edison School of the Arts is angling to become one of the first Indianapolis Public Schools allowed to adopt a new governance model.

money money money

Indiana
November 14, 2016

Mind Trust has big plans for Indianapolis schools and now it needs big money

The Mind Trust is looking to raise $32 million over the next three years.

supporting leaders

Colorado
October 25, 2016

Meet Lamont Browne, the man overseeing Aurora Public Schools’ boldest reforms yet

Aurora Public Schools hired Lamont Browne, a former charter school director, to lead the district's efforts with charter schools and the district's innovation zone.

who's the boss?

Colorado
August 24, 2016

Pueblo City Schools’ interim leader failed to boost test scores at struggling middle school

Among Macaluso's new duties: convince the state that the southern Colorado school district should keep its accreditation after years of chronic low performance.

new day

Indiana
August 1, 2016

Cold Spring takes the plunge to manage school differently, but it’s still got lizards

Four traditional IPS schools will convert to "innovation" status this year.