Phalen Leadership Academy

revolving door

Indiana

August 13, 2019

Without enough students or cash, 5 Indianapolis charter schools closed. Now, 6 new ones are opening.

The new schools have various focuses, such as project-based learning or educating students with autism, and most are expansions of existing Indianapolis charter networks.

Parent voices

Indiana

June 6, 2019

Indianapolis parents learn to advocate for their students in an evolving school district

Stand University for Parents has helped 550 parents cultivate a community around an evolving IPS, according to program officials and participating families.

Paying for pre-K

Indiana

May 10, 2019

Indiana charter schools face hurdles to offering pre-K. But some have figured out a way.

A handful of Indiana charter schools have looked to creative partnerships in order to provide pre-K programs.

let the competition begin

Colorado

January 18, 2019

Here are the nine applicants vying to manage the troubled Adams 14 school district

After a community vetting process, the Adams 14 school board is scheduled to vote on an external manager Feb. 12.

Dropped charters

Detroit

May 21, 2018

Detroit board members decide not to renew charter, leaving 3 schools and 700 students in limbo

Three Detroit charter schools face renewed uncertainty after two school board panels voiced opposition to renewing their contracts. Murphy, Trix, and…

Ending the churn

Detroit

October 19, 2017

A splintered system and lack of teachers have created instability for Detroit schools. Now, leaders are craving solutions.

Liberal school choice laws, a decentralized school system and a shrinking pool of available teachers have so destabilized the teacher labor force that many school leaders say they’re constantly looking for new educators to hire

Student & School Performance

Indiana

September 27, 2017

Test scores jumped in innovation schools, but IPS leaders aren’t declaring victory just yet.

Of the eight innovation schools that took the ISTEP test last spring, seven had higher passing rates on both the math and English tests than in the previous year.

Student & School Performance

Indiana

September 7, 2017

Innovation schools saw some of the largest gains on ISTEP in Indianapolis Public Schools. Here are the schools that had big changes.

Some schools with big drops in passing rates are surprising.

Politics & Policy

Indiana

August 9, 2017

Phalen grows network to 10 campuses by taking over charter schools across Indiana and Detroit

Many of them were struggling schools that it has taken over from other operators.

Politics & Policy

Indiana

August 2, 2017

Veteran Indianapolis educator heads to Gary to lead Indiana’s district takeover

Hinckley previously served as superintendent in three districts including Warren Township and as interim-superintendent in Indianapolis Public Schools.

Politics & Policy

Indiana

May 10, 2017

Indianapolis charter operator wants to take on an epic task: Managing all the struggling Gary elementary schools

Phalen Leadership Academies is part of a team bidding to be the state's manager for a takeover of Gary schools.

restart?

Indiana

December 12, 2016

Three IPS schools put on notice: schools could be ‘restarted,’ teachers made to reapply

School 42, School 63 and John Marshall Middle School were all named by the district as candidates for conversion to “innovation” status.

Time will tell

Indiana

November 30, 2016

Is one year enough time to make a bad school better? Experts are divided.

Whether or not one year of test scores says much about a school depends on who you ask.

Changes

Indiana

April 28, 2016

Indianapolis Public Schools approves newcomer school, two innovation schools

All three schools will launch this fall.

school choice

Indiana

April 13, 2016

Tindley dominates the list of top 10 Indianapolis charter schools for passing ISTEP

For of the top 10 Indianapolis charter schools for passing ISTEP were part of the Tindley network.

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