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Meet the three finalists for Indianapolis Public Schools superintendent
Indiana
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getting to graduation

Indiana
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Once dropouts, these adults returned to high school. Now, they’re planning for college and careers.


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in their words

Indiana
2 days ago

Read the letters from three finalists about why they want to become IPS superintendent

Early Start

Indiana
June 11, 2019

‘Lost opportunity’: Most 4-year-olds are left out of Indiana’s preschool expansion

behind closed doors

Indiana
June 10, 2019

Indiana Virtual School wants to deal with charter revocation privately to avoid ‘mudslinging’

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Indiana online schools

new rules

Indiana
May 2, 2019

After years of debate, some stronger oversight of virtual schools signed into Indiana law

Lawmakers’ actions, paired with a funding cut, represent the biggest steps the state has taken to regulate virtual charter schools since they launched a decade ago.

warning shot

Indiana
April 24, 2019

‘A shot across the bow’: Indiana cuts back on public funding for virtual charter schools

In the new budget approved late Wednesday, lawmakers dropped funding levels for online students to 85 percent of what students at brick-and-mortar public schools receive.

no-show

Indiana
April 12, 2019

At least 465 truant students were kicked out of Indiana virtual schools under a law meant to keep them there

Data requested by Chalkbeat shows, for the first time since the policy was put in place, how it plays out in schools.

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a step closer

Indiana
June 12, 2019

IPS superintendent finalists face public interviews next week, but their names are still under wraps

The school board hopes to name a new superintendent by the end of June.

Parent voices

Indiana
June 6, 2019

Indianapolis parents learn to advocate for their students in an evolving school district

Stand University for Parents has helped 550 parents cultivate a community around an evolving IPS, according to program officials and participating families.

$$$

Indiana
June 5, 2019

Indiana officials spar over extra funding for takeover schools

Three Indianapolis schools are managed by Charter Schools USA, a for-profit charter network based in Florida.

money troubles

Indiana
June 5, 2019

Dogged by money trouble and low enrollment, Tindley will downsize its charter network

Prominent Indianapolis charter network Tindley Accelerated Schools will consolidate its five schools to three amid continued financial hurdles.

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story slam

Indiana
May 29, 2019

Why this Indianapolis educator says she makes more than what she’s paid

Indianapolis educator Chelsea Easter-Rose challenged teachers to explain to students that money doesn’t make you happy, and money doesn’t solve problems.

story slam

Indiana
May 15, 2019

How a second job as a singing gondolier gave this Indianapolis teacher a shot at fame

By day, Derek Gould is a teacher at Paramount Brookside. When he’s not at school and the weather’s nice, he’s a singing gondolier along the downtown canal.

true story

Indiana
May 2, 2019

Join us for a story slam during Teacher Appreciation Week

A selection of teachers will tell their true stories live at this free event May 10, co-hosted by Teachers Lounge Indy and Chalkbeat Indiana at the Tube Factory Artspace.

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'Clarity 2020'

Newark
2 days ago

Superintendent León unveils long-awaited plan to build ‘stronger, wiser’ school system

The plan, called NPS Clarity 2020, hints at some specific initiatives while calling for the redesign of nearly every aspect of the school system.

decision 2020

National
Updated 2 days ago

2020 cheat sheet: What the Democratic presidential candidates have said about education

Chalkbeat's cheat sheet to what Biden, Booker, Castro, Harris, Sanders, Warren (and many more) say about pre-K, charter schools, free college, and other education issues.

Critical conversations

Chicago
2 days ago

The birds, the bees and consent: How one Chicago classroom navigates evolving sexual education

More schools are teaching the meaning and practice of consent.