money troubles

Teachers who continued to work at failing Indiana virtual schools won’t get a final paycheck
Indiana

6 hours ago

first steps

Indiana

2 days ago

Kindergarten has become a critical year of learning, but Indiana still doesn’t require it

taking sides

Indiana

2 days ago

Are Indianapolis Public Schools and charter schools on the right track? More black voters say yes.

a closer look

Indiana

August 20, 2019

Federal investigators seek student records and spending details at Indiana Virtual School

Teacher Pay

Indiana

August 19, 2019

‘This is not rocket science’: Indiana educators bring ideas for raising teacher pay to Holcomb’s commission

Charters & Choice

near the end

Indiana

August 19, 2019

As they ask for more money, two Indiana virtual schools say they are all but closed

Despite painting a picture of schools that are all but shut down, an attorney for Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy asked to keep them open.

revolving door

Indiana

August 13, 2019

Without enough students or cash, 5 Indianapolis charter schools closed. Now, 6 new ones are opening.

The new schools have various focuses, such as project-based learning or educating students with autism, and most are expansions of existing Indianapolis charter networks.

Fresh Start

Indiana

August 8, 2019

An Indianapolis charter school is going out on its own — and saying goodbye to its longtime network

The local board that oversees Victory is betting that it can operate independently — all the while saving roughly $450,000 in administrative costs.

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Betsy Devos

Indiana

August 14, 2019

Betsy DeVos visited a ‘model’ coding program for Indiana incarcerated youth. Here’s why.

DeVos called the program a “good model” for second-chance education, saying it’s “very consistent” with President Donald Trump’s criminal justice reform agenda.

early childhood

Indiana

August 13, 2019

Indianapolis ends preschool program, leaving 3-year-olds without access to scholarships

Hundreds of 3-year-olds in Indianapolis will no longer qualify for preschool funding now that the city is ending its scholarship initiative.

creating collaboration

Indiana

August 12, 2019

In town hit by HIV, Austin High School leans on its teachers and bets on homeroom

As a rural Indiana town recovers from an HIV outbreak, its local high school is leveraging major philanthropic dollars to revamp its counseling efforts.

homeless help

Indiana

August 9, 2019

Charie Gibson was homeless 17 times. Now she helps more than 1,000 homeless students in Indianapolis.

The sole administrator responsible for serving the more than 1,000 homeless students in Indianapolis Public Schools, Charie Gibson knows what families need.

Leadership & Management

Nevermind

Indiana

August 2, 2019

Upstart teachers group abandons plans to challenge the IPS union

The Indianapolis Teachers Society did not file a petition to decertify and replace the union, as the group had previously planned.

better busing

Indiana

July 26, 2019

Why IPS wants high schoolers to take IndyGo instead of yellow school buses

A pilot aims to help the district, which has long provided its own bus service, determine whether the public IndyGo system can transport high schoolers.

it's official

Indiana

July 25, 2019

IPS board votes unanimously to hire Johnson as superintendent

Johnson, 41, will be paid about $250,000 next year and receive the same retirement and health insurance benefits as other administrators.

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changeup

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Rep. Cameron Sexton, a Republican from Crossville, is overwhelmingly elected as the chamber's top leader.

summit size-up

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Summit Learning reports highlight big ambitions for personalized learning, struggles to prove academic success

Leaders behind the Summit Learning technology platform and curriculum once set a goal that it be used in half of U.S. public schools by 2025. Now, growth has slowed.

legal action

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Ousted KIPP co-founder Mike Feinberg files suit against charter network

The suit alleges KIPP destroyed Feinberg's career and his reputation. KIPP calls it “baseless and frivolous."