The plan creates a nine-member Indianapolis Local Education Alliance charged with creating a school facility and transportation plan for the city. Only IPS would be required to participate.
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Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization that provides education news in communities across America. The local newsroom, Chalkbeat Indiana, keeps tabs on education in Indianapolis and policies that affect schools across the state. Thanks to a partnership with FPI News, you'll find some of their articles published here and some of our articles published on their website at in.chalkbeat.org.
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Education is a ‘state and local responsibility,’ Indiana leaders say after U.S. Education order
Indiana leaders this week welcomed an order from President Donald Trump intended to close the U.S. Department of Education, saying it will give the state more control over education and greater flexibility to spend federal funds.
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Teachers union wants a freeze on new charter contracts. Some parents disagree.
A petition from the Indianapolis teachers union, which collected over 1,200 signatures, calls for a pause on charter schools’ growth in the city.
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IPS school board passes $472 million budget amid uncertainty over state funding
District leaders caution that spending amounts may change if state lawmakers ultimately pass bills that limit revenue sources.
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Virtual school funding in Indiana could spike. But by how much?
Indiana lawmakers could soon approve a big spending hike on students who attend virtual schools, giving them the same base funding as students who attend in-person classes.
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Lawsuit over gender dysphoria could upend disability rights law, advocates say
A lawsuit over whether gender dysphoria should be considered a disability threatens to upend more than 50 years of disability rights law that allows students to get important accommodations at school.
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Former Tindley CEO defrauded charter school network of nearly $1 million
Brian Metcalf, who led the charter network from July 2019 through December 2022, pleaded guilty to helping submit nearly $1 million worth of fake invoices.
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IPS calls for pause on new schools as bill on sharing tax revenue advances
The statement from the school board last week also calls for a limit on the ability of authorizers to allow new charter schools to open.
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Where education funding stands at the midpoint of the Indiana legislative session
Indiana House lawmakers on Thursday approved their version of the next state budget, sending the proposal to the Senate to consider how to shape education funding for the next two years.
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Lawsuits allege bullying left two Perry Township students with head injuries
Two families are suing Perry Township Schools over the alleged bullying of two students with disabilities, which they say came from a culture of unchecked student violence.
