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Indianapolis Public Schools board taps Hasaan Rashid to fill vacant seat
Rashid, who founded a music festival on the northeast side to benefit high school students, will serve on the board until the November election.
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Indianapolis Public Schools board approves cuts in 2026-27 budget
Next year’s budget is a turning point for IPS as it confronts declining enrollment, recent property tax reforms, and a requirement to share property taxes with charter schools.
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Indianapolis Public Schools announces proposed $7 million cut to school budgets as deficit looms
Indianapolis Public Schools plans to cut $7 million from school budgets next school year as it faces an impending financial shortfall.
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Indianapolis charter school switches authorizers, avoiding potential closure
An east side charter school successfully switched authorizers on Thursday and avoided a looming decision that could have led to its closure.
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Indianapolis Public School board member Gayle Cosby announces resignation
The resignation is the latest switchup to a board that is facing substantial changes, including a dilution in its powers over Indianapolis Public Schools.
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New A-F grades are coming to Indiana schools. Here’s how they will be calculated.
As the state pursues flexibility from the Trump administration, education officials have made the SAT a key part of how high schools are graded.
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Future of IPS hinges on possible tax increase proposed by a new corporation, not the school board
If voters don’t approve a tax measure to fund schools in November, the district will be in truly dire straits.
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Indianapolis charter school focused on students with autism to acquire shuttered IPS building
Indianapolis Public Schools will sell the former Raymond Brandes School 65 building to Dynamic Minds Academy for $1.
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As lawmakers push to unify operations for Indianapolis schools, charters could get an edge
In a looming shakeup of Indianapolis schools, charters could have a long-term advantage. But the size of that advantage could depend on decisions by a new public corporation lawmakers are poised to establish.