Charter schools

The planning foreshadows changes ahead for the state’s most ambitious and aggressive school turnaround model

Auditor General: Cyber charter funding reform needed

A state panel, whose members are appointed by Gov. Bill Lee, would have more authority over charter growth.

Senate Bill 518 would force Indianapolis Public Schools to close 20 schools and lay off hundreds of employees, Superintendent Aleesia Johnson tells lawmakers.

Acting Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer issued decisions to 14 charter schools, including two in Newark, requesting renewals to their charter agreements, amendments, or grade-level expansions.

The IPS school board took a stand against legislation that could threaten the district’s future, and called on the public to share their concerns about the legislation with lawmakers. Some members also spoke against the growth of charter schools.

The case has the potential to change long-held understandings of the line between church and state and what it means to be a public school.

The mayor’s office says it does not want to disrupt student learning. But what comes next for the Indianapolis elementary school is very uncertain.

Compass Academy charter middle school asked to relocate to Castro Elementary, one of 10 schools that will shutter or shrink at the end of the school year due to declining enrollment.

The legislation applies to IPS and four other districts in which less than 50% of students within their borders attend schools operated by the districts.

The mayor’s Office of Education Innovation has expressed significant concerns about the school’s financial standing.

So-called ‘opportunity’ charter schools will be held to a different standard

Charter schools have been in Michigan for almost 30 years. Here are some major events in their history.

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One of the proposals would prohibit for-profit management companies from leasing property to the charter schools they run.

The open enrollment period for Newark Public Schools and city charter schools began on Nov. 2. Families must use separate applications to apply for traditional public or charter schools.

Nine bills on charter schools are awaiting action in the waning days before Republicans take control of the state House.

The district on Thursday said it would appeal a state judge’s ruling that dismissed a 2020 lawsuit to reclaim the former Maple Avenue school building and ordered Newark to pay nearly $800,000 to a nonprofit connected to KIPP NJ.

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.

Tennessee charter commission members express little confidence in options within Memphis-Shelby County Schools.