TAFT: Charters are stable arks amid flood of change
The relative autonomy of charter schools will allow them to focus on their internal success in spite of the chaos of system breakdown around them.
The relative autonomy of charter schools will allow them to focus on their internal success in spite of the chaos of system breakdown around them.
For traditionalists, IPS faces a perfect storm. For a thoughtful mayor, it is a perfect opportunity.
A study commissioned by the office of Mayor Greg Ballard envisions a much more densely populated, walkable downtown core stretched by several blocks and supported by another Circle Centre mall's worth of retail and enough new office space to double the size of Chase Tower.
Traffic authorities are looking to control development that might follow the project upgrading parts of U.S. 31 between Indianapolis and South Bend.
A partnership of north-side neighborhood groups is developing a plan to clean up and revitalize Fall Creek with a goal of reestablishing the waterway as a community asset.
City officials are recommending that construction of the $15 million parking garage and retail project be denied because the property sits 4 feet below a flood plain.
Adopting the new code would result in even greater savings for Indiana home buyers.
In a recent New York Times column, Gail Collins observed “the thing that makes our current politics particularly awful isn’t procedural. It’s that the Republican Party has become over-the-top extreme.” She left out “mean-spirited and patriarchal.”
A local entrepreneur is laying the groundwork for a $20 million transformation of a soon-to-close automotive plant into a sustainable farming operation that would raise fish and hydroponic vegetables.
The new proposal, which passed through committee Tuesday night, is nearly identical to the last measure except that it no longer bans smoking at existing private clubs. That addition prompted Mayor Greg Ballard to veto the previous version.
Express Scripts Inc.’s $29.1 billion bid for rival drug benefit manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. won unconditional approval from U.S. antitrust regulators, clearing the way to create the biggest manager of prescription-drug benefits for corporate and government clients.
A midrise mix of apartments and first-floor retail is the most likely replacement for a 1.45-acre Mass Ave parcel occupied by the Indianapolis Fire Department.
High-tech firms have been clamoring for a couple of decades for nonstop flights between Indianapolis International Airport and California’s Silicon Valley. One of Indiana’s tech icons made it clear recently that the need is as urgent as ever.
A proposed cross-country bicycle route won't cut through downtown Greenwood and could be rerouted out of Johnson County altogether.
The resolution looks to increase on-time graduation rates at both two- and four-year campuses and double the number of college graduates produced in the state by 2025. The plan also aims to have 60 percent of Indiana adults with college degrees by 2025.
It will be interesting, over the course of this campaign, to see what’s underneath the cageyness.
Long knows that, in order to keep his leadership post, he has to give in to a number of conservative demands.
Construction on The Farm, a $7.5 million baseball and softball facility along Interstate 69, has hit another snag while city officials and project developers continue to negotiate acceptable financing terms.
The country duo’s Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush had proposed giving depositions in May regarding the deadly 2011 state fair accident, but on Friday Marion Superior Court Judge Theodore Sosin instead ordered testimony early next month.
Restaurant roundup highlights: Daytime chain First Watch is headed downtown; Ohio favorite Matt the Miller’s Tavern is expanding to Carmel; and local owners are preparing to debut a new cigar and cocktail bar in Broad Ripple.