Across the United States, the number of students who have successfully submitted the FAFSA is down 29% from this time last year, and it’s even worse at schools with more low-income students, according to the National College Attainment Network.
The change is the result of years of lobbying by charter school supporters, who say that all public school students should benefit from local property taxes that help pay for buildings.
The attorney general’s office in Indiana said the state was joining a lawsuit to be filed in Tennessee on Tuesday.
The Upland university launched the quiet phase of the campaign three years ago and has already raised $275 million toward its goal to date.
The special task force approved by the board Thursday will be led by independent community leaders and mental health professionals, board member Hope Hampton told parents after their comments.
McCormick’s emphasis on funding for traditional public education differentiates her from the field of Republican candidates, who champion school choice policies such as universal vouchers and the potential expansion of Education Savings Accounts next year.
The school board will vote Thursday on a plan to transfer ownership of the Julian Coleman School 110 building to KIPP Indy.
Board President Angelia Moore said in a statement at Tuesday’s board meeting that the board was shocked and upset by what the video showed.
The Indianapolis-based NCAA fast-tracked rule changes to fall in line with a recent court order.
Parents are demanding more transparency from Indianapolis Public Schools following a lawsuit alleging that a former teacher at George Washington Carver Montessori School 87 encouraged “acts of violence” against a 7-year-old student with a disability.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a ruling Wednesday that Carmel Clay Schools did not violate Indiana’s “dollar law” when it closed an elementary school and refused to sell the building to a charter school.
Rep. Jeff Thompson, the chair of the House’s fiscal-minded Ways and Means Committee, says his goal is simplicity but that the changes he has in mind are so massive that they could take multiple sessions.
Lawmakers could revive a plan to let all parents use Education Scholarship Accounts on classes, tutoring, extracurricular activities and more.
The mother of the student is suing the district and transportation department for negligence for hiring an unfit employee.
The two-year college is being created to expand access to students from historically underserved communities and increase affordability.
For the first time, Pike Township is asking voters to help fund operations. The ballot measure would fund three key areas: continuing programs and staffing added since the pandemic, attracting and retaining teachers, and school safety and security.
From neighborhood disputes to landlord-tenant quarrels, the Indy Center for Conflict Resolution works to solve issues in Indianapolis before they escalate.
The approval is another lifeline for the charter school, which was initially named Ignite Achievement Academy and tasked by Indianapolis Public Schools to improve an underperforming school near the city’s Riverside neighborhood.
Families in the school district will be required to opt in to transportation for the next academic year. IPS hopes this move will create more efficiency as it switches to four broad enrollment zones.
Just one week out from Indiana’s deadline for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, the latest data shows only about one-third of Hoosier high school seniors have completed the form.
