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Study shows greater post-COVID academic recovery in Indiana charters compared with traditional public schools

May 20, 2026

Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

Researchers found the gains for charter students were particularly pronounced for Black and Latino students, among others.

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Indianapolis Public Schools transfers unused land to Habitat for Humanity

May 14, 2026

Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

IPS will give seven unused properties to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis to build up to 16 homes as part of a broader push to make affordable homeownership possible for IPS employees.

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IPS announces $17M in central office cuts, including 28 jobs

May 11, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The district is grappling with a looming financial shortfall exacerbated by declining enrollment and changes to state law that will restrict property tax revenue.

IPS plan for becoming charter school authorizer focuses on enrollment, discipline, test scores

May 8, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

IPS submitted its registration to become a charter school authorizer in April. The move could give the district more control over charters.

Historic Crispus Attucks High School to get health care lab space, new gym through $44M expansion

May 7, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The investment includes a $25 million gift from IU Health, which has a partnership with Indianapolis Public Schools through its health care fellowship at Crispus Attucks.

Hogsett announces 9-member Indianapolis Public Education Corp.

April 1, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The mayor’s board selections include Mind Trust founder and Christel House International chief David Harris and charter school leaders Edward Rangel and Janet McNeal.

IPS school board OKs 2026-27 budget that cuts $7M from schools

March 28, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

Even with the cuts, Indianapolis Public Schools still anticipates ending the 2026-27 school year with a $5 million dollar deficit.

IPS announces proposed $7M cut to school budgets as deficit looms

March 15, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The cuts could impact anything from staffing to school supply budgets as the district projects ending the year with a $40 million cash deficit.

IPS board member Gayle Cosby announces resignation

March 10, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

Cosby’s departure leaves a vacancy on the seven-member board, which will lose a substantial amount of power under a new law that redistributes resources between district and charter schools.

Future of IPS hinges on possible tax increase proposed by a new corporation, not the school board

March 4, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

Mayor Joe Hogsett has until March 31 to appoint IPEC’s nine members, who in turn will have four months to place a referendum question on the November ballot.

Indianapolis Public Schools adopts new policy on access to students as ICE lawsuit continues

February 26, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

A lawsuit from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita alleges the district unlawfully impeded federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Indianapolis charter school focused on students with autism to acquire closed IPS building

February 25, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The $1 building sale could be the last of its kind, because lawmakers are considering a bill that would exempt IPS from the state law that requires such sales.

As legislators push to unify operations for Indianapolis schools, charters could get an edge

February 24, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

Charter leaders and advocates are concerned about relinquishing power over buildings. IPS supporters, meanwhile, worry lawmakers are treating the district unfairly.

Monarca Academy expanding to high school with boost from $2M grant

February 23, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The school has grown substantially at its location within Northwest Middle School in Indianapolis Public Schools.

Power over Indianapolis school closures and buildings would shift in revised bill

January 29, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

Charters within IPS borders could choose not to give control of their school buildings over to the proposed Indianapolis Public Education Corp. under a bill that advanced Thursday.

IPS experiences biggest enrollment loss since pandemic, state records show

January 21, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana and Thomas Wilburn, Chalkbeat

The enrollment dips come as schools across the country experience a continual post-COVID population drop that could stem from a number of factors, including declining birth rates, stricter immigration policy, and other school options.

IPS school board member Allissa Impink announces run for Senate District 46

January 18, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The district encompasses downtown, the near-east side and southern parts of Indianapolis.

Legislation calls for new mayor-appointed board over Indianapolis schools, charter schools

January 8, 2026 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

A much-anticipated proposal that would give the Indianapolis mayor more power over schools while reducing the power of the existing elected school board has been filed at the Indiana Statehouse.

How a fractured Indianapolis school system reached the verge of a huge power shakeup

December 22, 2025 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

That the city’s schools sit on the cusp of radical change is the culmination of over half a century’s worth of disruptions for Indianapolis schools that opened the door for education reformers and their allies to advance their vision.

Indianapolis Local Education Alliance backs plan to create new authority to oversee IPS, charter schools

December 17, 2025 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The new corporation would have the power to impose property taxes, which it would distribute to both charter and IPS schools.

IPS school board says it wants to be charter authorizer

December 17, 2025 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The proposed step came on the eve of of a scheduled Wednesday vote by the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance that could result in major changes to IPS and charter schools.

IPS to change immigration-related policies after attorney general’s ICE lawsuit

December 15, 2025 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The lawsuit claims that district policies supporting undocumented students violate state law.

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