IPS announces proposed $7M cut to school budgets as deficit looms
The cuts could impact anything from staffing to school supply budgets as the district projects ending the year with a $40 million cash deficit.
Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana
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IPS board member Gayle Cosby announces resignation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The lawsuit claims that district policies supporting undocumented students violate state law.
Parents, students skeptical of task force’s proposals to change who oversees Indy schools
In a breakout group during the session that focused on the best structure for governing schools, supporters of both IPS and charter schools said either option could result in more bureaucracy.
Alliance members weigh in on who should govern IPS, charter schools
The 4 governance options unveiled at the group’s recent meeting range from a fully elected IPS school board to a fully appointed one.
Indianapolis Local Education Alliance presents proposals on school transportation, building, and governance
The Indianapolis Local Education Alliance has presented a slew of potential solutions for how to share school transportation and buildings. But a larger question looms: Who should govern charter and district schools?
IPS board members float reducing district’s boundaries, but getting buy-in could be tricky
If done today, reducing the boundaries of Indianapolis Public Schools to only include Center Township would remove 47 district and charter schools from IPS borders.
Proposed IPS teachers contract would provide smaller raises amid shaky financial outlook
The raises come at an increasingly precarious time for IPS, which faces a funding cliff. The district is projected to end 2026 with an estimated $44 million deficit, according to cash flow projections from September.