School finance experts estimate 40 to 50 districts could ask voters to approve local property tax measures, driven by a series of changes to state law.
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Researchers found the gains for charter students were particularly pronounced for Black and Latino students, among others.
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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.
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.
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.
Charter leaders and advocates are concerned about relinquishing power over buildings. IPS supporters, meanwhile, worry lawmakers are treating the district unfairly.
The school has grown substantially at its location within Northwest Middle School in Indianapolis Public Schools.
The Post’s editorial board announced the distinction Monday, kicking off what the board says is a new yearly tradition to recognize states that “did the most to improve or otherwise acted in a way worthy of distinction.”
Indiana legislative leaders leaders are already thinking about how they could replicate the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance’s proposal in other parts of the state.
The new corporation would have the power to impose property taxes, which it would distribute to both charter and IPS schools.
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.
As the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance considers changes to the city’s education landscape, supporters of charters and traditional public schools have indicated support for a universal school-rating system.
Transportation and facilities are two of the most challenging topics for charter schools, which have historically not received property tax funding.
In a letter of requests to the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance, the IPS board reiterated previous calls to keep the school board democratically elected.
The school’s downtown location on South Meridian Street is central to Legal Prep’s desire to be close to the city’s legal and business community.
Renovations to the former Forest Manor Middle School building are part of a new beginning for Andrew J. Brown Academy, which broke ties with a for-profit charter operator last year.
The resignation and the removal follows heightened criticism from students, parents, and staff over conflicts of interest in the charter network’s search for a new CEO.
Charter schools have grown in student enrollment and political clout since coming to Indiana in 2001. Will recent changes finally push IPS into becoming an all-charter system?
The announcement ends the legal battle over a state law that requires districts to give unused school buildings to interested charter schools for the sale or lease price of $1.
Dozens of students, staff, and parents gathered outside Irvington Preparatory Academy on Tuesday to demand a different CEO. Former CEO Häns Lassiter resigned in February with no public explanation.
Among the changes would be a significant shift in School Improvement Grants, competitive grants that currently fund improvement plans at district and charter schools identified as low performing under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
While charter leaders have requested ownership of IPS buildings, supporters of traditional public schools have called for the district to charge for all services it provides to its charter partners.
