Indianapolis charter school seeks to go private so it can accept vouchers
The move by the Genius School comes after the charter authorizer overseeing it put it on probation and another authorizer rejected its bid for a new charter.
Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana
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Amid Indiana’s push to boost college enrollment, are students actually prepared to earn a degree?
Higher education officials and school districts have pushed to boost college enrollment, including through an automatic admissions program between Indianapolis Public Schools and IU Indianapolis.
IPS adopts $456 million budget for next year as district focuses on literacy, revamped academics
The projected spending plan adopted by the Indianapolis Public Schools board Thursday is $10 million more than projected spending for this school year.
Third Purdue Polytechnic school in Indianapolis delays opening
Purdue Polytechnic High School West is now expected to open somewhere on the west side of Indianapolis within Indianapolis Public Schools borders, but the exact location remains unclear.
IPS to move newcomer students who are learning English to traditional schools next year
The newcomer program, which the district launched in 2016, currently serves 232 students in grades 7-10 who have been in the United States for one year or less and don’t attain a certain score on an English proficiency exam.
Bill clarifies exemption to law requiring school districts to give closed buildings to charters for $1
Senate Bill 270 clarifies language added in the last legislative session that led to two different interpretations of the law by Indianapolis Public Schools and the state.
Former virtual school leaders face decades in prison if found guilty in alleged enrollment scam
The operators of the now-closed schools allegedly inflated the enrollment by thousands of students and accepted more than $44 million in state funding, per a federal indictment from last week.
Former virtual charter school leaders face federal charges tied to alleged enrollment scam
The defendants face a combined 76 charges including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
State legislation calls for restricting charter authorizing powers in Marion County
Under the legislation pitched by Democratic state Sen. Andrea Hunley, a former Indianapolis Public Schools principal, only two authorizers would be allowed to approve charter schools in the county.
Charter authorizer rejects bid from Indianapolis school with rocky academic, attendance history
The Genius School in Indianapolis has lost its bid for a charter from a second authorizer.
IPS moves to lease School 102 to not-for-profit amid ongoing litigation
Banned from selling any of its closed school buildings through a court order, Indianapolis Public Schools will instead lease Francis Bellamy School 102 to a local not-for-profit that serves youth.
Charter authorizer rejects bid from Indianapolis school with rocky history
The Genius School in Indianapolis has lost its bid for a charter from a second authorizer, after the Education One board at Trine University rejected its application Wednesday.
Indianapolis schools struggle with five-year city high in youth homicides
While total homicides in Indianapolis are down this year by over 20% from the record set in 2021, the number of homicides in the 19 and under age group has reached its highest mark since 2018.
One-third of Indy charter schools have closed since 2001. Is weak oversight a problem?
While Indianapolis has averaged more than one charter closure per year, it’s not necessarily clear that its closure rate of roughly 34% is a major outlier.
IPS sale of Francis Bellamy School 102 paused amid legal battle with Todd Rokita
On Friday, Marion County Judge Heather Welch granted an emergency motion requested by Attorney General Todd Rokita to stay her ruling earlier in the week and stop the sale while Rokita appeals the decision.
IPS board authorizes sale of Francis Bellamy School 102 amid legal battle with Indiana AG
The school board voted 6-0 Thursday to authorize the sale of the school on the far-east side to a local not-for-profit that works with youth, for $550,000.
Attorney General Rokita plans to appeal ruling backing IPS in lawsuit over $1 law
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said he will appeal a Marion County judge’s ruling that grants Indianapolis Public Schools an exemption from state law requiring districts to sell closed school buildings to charter schools for $1.
IPS board approves new teacher contract with average 3% raises
The contract, which Indianapolis Education Association members voted to ratify last month, bumps starting pay in the district from $50,400 to $51,900 in 2023-24, and raises it again in 2024-25.
Judge grants IPS exemption from state law in sale of two closed school buildings
Indianapolis Public Schools may sell two closed school buildings without first offering them to charter schools for $1, a Marion County judge ruled on Monday.
IPS seeks community help to expand before- and after-school care
The Engage Every Student Indianapolis campaign—launched on Thursday with At Your School, the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, and other community partners.