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Indiana
September 15, 2015

Top scoring township and small city schools tend to serve wealthier children

Only three of the top 10 Marion County public schools when it came to passing ISTEP in 2014, excluding IPS and charter schools, served a large share of high-poverty kids.
Indiana
July 19, 2014

Arlington High School will stay open, but takeover questions remain

For the now, it seems Arlington High School will be able open its doors this year. But the ongoing troubles raise a critical question: can state takeover of low performing schools successfully be undertaken in Indiana? Or should the practice be abandoned?
Indiana
April 7, 2014

Teacher ratings vary widely across districts

The distribution of ratings ranged widely across the state, even within districts. Some districts gave nearly all educators the state’s top rating, while others awarded that honor to no one at all.
Indiana
January 31, 2014

Lawmakers will consider exit strategy for state takeover

A bill in the Indiana legislature could allow schools being run by outside groups under state takeover to return to the school districts they came from. But a provision that already has raised concerns would also allow the Indiana State Board of Education to turn those schools into charter schools, forever severing them from the districts.
Indiana
November 21, 2013

The basics of state takeover in Indiana: Getting tough with failing schools

Big questions remain about the school improvement strategy.