Push to change Indiana property taxes to benefit charter schools triggers alarm in IPS
Republican lawmakers are advancing major changes to the state’s school-funding system in an effort to benefit charter schools and districts with relatively low property tax values.
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Attend These Charter Schools. Leave With College Credentials
There’s much talk about the need to tackle college costs, student debt, and the quality of career and technical education. The Greater Educational Opportunities (GEO) Foundation launched in 1998 with …
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New charter high school announced for downtown South Bend
The Career and Success Academy charter network is expanding in South Bend after announcing the opening of a new high school near the downtown medical mile. They’re calling it The Portage School of …
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Black Indy Charter school leaders want to see more state dollars go to charters
In the ongoing debate over school funding, charter school leaders from 11 different Indianapolis-based charter schools signed a letter Thursday advocating that more state funding go to charter …
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Kevin Teasley: It’s time to talk about the role of school districts
Today, Indianapolis is the center of attention in the state when it comes to education policy and the future of Indiana. Indianapolis Public Schools is proposing a bond of $440 million in May, and …
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Viewpoint: It's time to bring fairness to public school funding
Let’s imagine a pair of next-door neighbors, each family making the choice to send their child to a different public school that means their unique needs. Each child receives a high-quality education …
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Indiana House Republicans want to reshape school district, charter funding
House Republicans wrote a sweeping overhaul to limit local property taxes for public school corporations and opened a new type of funding for charter schools in their proposed two-year state budget.
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