Charters & Choice
School leaders are worried about the impact a proposed data center may have on its students. And it may pose another challenge at an already difficult time: a decline in enrollment.
Families are increasingly choosing online public schools, even as research has raised concerns about their academic results.
Dozens of charters could benefit from voter-approved property tax increases this November. But many of them have not shared mandated plans for how they’ll spend the money.
Despite the district soliciting applications, no charter schools applied to serve as replacements for low-performing district-run schools that might close.
After the pandemic, more than half of the students at Compass Berclair were missing at least 10% of school days. A new attendance team helped get them back on track.
The IPS board said yes to Cold Spring School’s request to be a charter school and stay in the IPS Innovation Network. It also approved two new innovation schools for one year.
School leaders hope performance-based bonuses supported by the VITAL Trust and VITAL Foundation will attract and retain high-quality teachers.
Iowa Auditor Rob Sand is making opposition to the state’s voucher-like ESA program a centerpiece of his campaign for governor. Will it work?
After an intense discussion about how Chicago Public Schools oversees charters, the divided board moved to table votes on four- to seven-year renewals for charter schools and networks.
Believe Accelerator will serve students who are not attracted to the traditional model of high school, including those who are credit deficient or those who want to graduate in less than four years.
Researchers found the gains for charter students were particularly pronounced for Black and Latino students, among others. They want to know why.
A University of Chicago economist tested whether student-growth data could steer families toward more effective high schools. The answer depended on whether enough parents got the message.
New York could be the second Democrat-led state to join the program, which represents a major federal expansion of school choice.
IPS submitted its registration to become a charter school authorizer in April. The move could give the district more control over charters.
Most of the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation board’s members have connections to the charter school or education reform sector.
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary, a charter school, will relocate this fall so close to district-run Valverde Elementary that the two will share a parking lot.
The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation will take over key aspects of schools in the city. It meets for the first time in mid-April.
School boards for IPS and charters will give up some power to the new Indianapolis Public Education Corporation, but will still retain control over key areas.
The new corporation will reshape Indianapolis education and take over key powers from school boards, including the elected Indianapolis Public Schools board.
The charter school in Arlington Woods was under scrutiny from its current authorizer, the mayor’s office.