Amelia Pak-Harvey

Amelia Pak-Harvey

Reporter, Chalkbeat Indiana

Amelia Pak-Harvey is a Reporter for Chalkbeat Indiana. She previously worked as a city reporter for the Indianapolis Star, an education reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and an education reporter for the Lowell Sun in Lowell, Massachusetts. She graduated from Boston University and is originally from North Carolina.

While test results for K-8 Innovation Network schools haven’t significantly boosted the district’s academic performance, Innovation high schools show better results.

Lawrence Township board passes 4.5% pay raise for teachers and 3.5% for administrators, but remains divided on raises for administrators.

Deandra Thompson would fill the seat left vacant by the incumbent she beat in the November election for IPS school board.

IPS board vice president Kenneth Allen was appointed as Center Township constable days after losing a second term in office. His resignation from the IPS school board leaves a vacancy for the last two months of his term.

Unofficial election results for IPS school board show Thompson, Thomas, and Cosby poised to win.

The city had planned to purchase the property from IPS for $725,000 as part of a project to transform the campus into an “Opportunity Hub” of social, community, and health services.

Board members who disagree about administrator pay and academic achievement are throwing support behind opposing candidates for the sole contested school board seat.

The race for four seats on the IPS school board could significantly reshape the board’s makeup, with more candidates who are critical of charter schools.