Why Indianapolis Is The Only City Where The Mayor Authorizes Charter Schools
Indianapolis is unique in that it’s the only city in the country where the mayor’s office can sponsor charter schools.
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August 3, 2012
December 19, 2011
What They’re Saying About A Plan To Overhaul Indianapolis Public Schools
For a “conversation starter,” the proposal The Mind Trust released Sunday sure is explosive. The 154-page report proposes gutting the Indianapolis Public Schools’ administrative budget, dissolving the locally-elected school board in favor of mayoral control, and giving IPS schools freedom to set their own budgets and curricula. Agree or disagree, it’s possible the report could have [...]
What They’re Saying About A Plan To Overhaul Indianapolis Public Schools
For a “conversation starter,” the proposal The Mind Trust released Sunday sure is explosive. The 154-page report proposes gutting the Indianapolis Public Schools’ administrative budget, dissolving the locally-elected school board in favor of mayoral control, and giving IPS schools freedom to set their own budgets and curricula. Agree or disagree, it’s possible the report could have [...]
September 26, 2011
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s Education Platform
Indianapolis’s current mayor is much more aggressive than his opponent, Democrat Melina Kennedy, in talking about expanding Indianapolis’s charter schools system. In fact, it’s basically the only kind of school he seems talk about. Ballard told the Indy Star about his five point education platform, all five of which involved charter schools. … tax breaks [...]
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s Education Platform
Indianapolis’s current mayor is much more aggressive than his opponent, Democrat Melina Kennedy, in talking about expanding Indianapolis’s charter schools system. In fact, it’s basically the only kind of school he seems talk about. Ballard told the Indy Star about his five point education platform, all five of which involved charter schools. … tax breaks [...]