charter schools

The Indianapolis Public Schools Board is asking the Marion County Superior Court to declare that the district meets an exception for the so-called $1 law.

Join us this Friday as we will talk with guests about the new laws affecting schools, remaining concerns and more.

Funding for K-12 schools and initiatives makes up 47 percent of the state's new two-year spending plan. That includes a $1.487 billion increase in tuition support for schools of all types.

The Ellettsville charter school was fined in 2021 for a resolution passed by its board not to require masks. Seven Oaks was the only Monroe County school found in violation of the health mandate.

A new bill in the Indiana House could divert property taxes used for public schools to charter schools outside the communities from which they’re collected.

Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Pathways Virtual Academy abruptly closed in fall 2019 amid the state’s investigation and the resignation of the schools’ board members and other staff.

The bill's author says it's a way to help charter schools compete with district teacher salaries. But critics say it could stifle future referendum campaigns.