Charter schools
Seniors in Rooted School’s first graduating class were among the students who entered high school at the height of the pandemic.
The split between Andrew J. Brown Academy and National Heritage Academies involves facilities, finances, and more. One is looking for a new home and has a new operator. The other wants to start a new school.
If voters approve the ballot measure, it could be the first time an Indiana charter school could share in that funding due to a 2023 law.
‘This was a session of good, bad, and ugly,’ said one Democratic lawmaker.
The plan to transfer ownership of the School 110 building dovetails with the district’s expected renewal of its Innovation Network agreements with KIPP Indy.
Century-old Humes was operated as a charter under the state’s unraveling Achievement School District.
The board on Tuesday signaled to lawmakers that they want new laws to reform the state’s charter school system.
The charter school bill that sponsors said was about accountability failed after hours of testimony Thursday.
The school had a rocky history in Indianapolis Public Schools but can now take advantage of the growing number of students who are eligible for vouchers.
Charter networks, both inside and outside the state, are tracking the legislation.
The move by the Genius School comes after the charter authorizer overseeing it put it on probation and another authorizer rejected its bid for a new charter.
The approval caps months of controversy about the opening of the all-girls school.
GOP leaders acknowledge that the Achievement School District district had failed in its turnaround mission.
Los expertos dicen que eliminar las clases básicas no es la solución para las puntuaciones bajas en lectura.
One proposes to improve accountability, though critics call it harmful. The other would open up a source of construction funds.
New York has been “a rather hostile political environment” for charter schools, Success CEO Eva Moskowitz said Wednesday.
Experts say taking away science or social studies is not the solution to low reading scores.
The charter school’s building needs to be rezoned to open and going to the Indianapolis City-County Council is the next step.
The school hasn't yet found a location on the west side. Two other charters in Indianapolis meanwhile, still plan to open in the fall.
The charter school didn’t enroll as many students as expected so wasn’t sure it would have enough funding to open.