Aleksandra Appleton

Aleksandra Appleton

Reporter, Chalkbeat Indiana

Aleksandra Appleton is a Reporter for Chalkbeat Indiana. She previously reported on schools in Las Vegas and Fresno, California, where she grew up. Aleks is a graduate of UC San Diego and the Columbia School of Journalism.

Recent state property tax reforms, restrictions on the timing of referendums, and inflation are squeezing budgets.

Philip Holden’s conviction follows guilty pleas from school founder Thomas Stoughton and former superintendent Percy Clark in a multimillion-dollar scheme.

The chair of the House Education Committee for 17 years, Behning’s defeat could signal a new era of education policymaking in the state.

IPEC Executive Director Karega Rausch also stressed the $95 million ballot measure would support teachers and academic programs, and ‘not a dime’ would go to IPEC.

Trial began for online charter school leader accused of inflating enrollment figures to siphon millions in state funds.

‘Students tell me they wait all day for this class,’ said a high school senior who assists Indiana teacher Jared Kempton.

The district stressed that it will not end or interrupt those deals this school year and wants to continue the partnerships, but at the actual cost of the services IPS provides.

Indiana has turned to donors to fund education programs before, like the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Indiana released school-level scores on the state test on Friday.