After Project School’s Closure, Parents Make New School Choice: Start Over
After Indy’s mayor shut down The Project School, a group of 20 defiant parents decided to open a school of their own. With basically no money.
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March 28, 2013
January 15, 2013
With ‘New Vision’ On Board, IPS Schools Chief Eugene White Opts To Retire
Acknowledging the newly-elected Indianapolis school board’s desire for a change in direction, the head of Indiana’s second-largest school district announced his retirement Tuesday night. Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Eugene White will step down on April 5 after more than seven years at the district. White presided over IPS during a period when test scores generally [...]
With ‘New Vision’ On Board, IPS Schools Chief Eugene White Opts To Retire
Acknowledging the newly-elected Indianapolis school board’s desire for a change in direction, the head of Indiana’s second-largest school district announced his retirement Tuesday night. Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Eugene White will step down on April 5 after more than seven years at the district. White presided over IPS during a period when test scores generally [...]
July 23, 2012
Indianapolis Project School Leaders File Court Papers Hoping To Save Charter
Leaders of an Indianapolis charter school have filed legal documents asking a judge to stop Mayor Greg Ballard from shutting them down. Ballard’s office announced plans last week to revoke The Indianapolis Project School’s charter — leaving more than 350 students roughly two weeks to find a new school — citing low test scores and “questions about [...]
Indianapolis Project School Leaders File Court Papers Hoping To Save Charter
Leaders of an Indianapolis charter school have filed legal documents asking a judge to stop Mayor Greg Ballard from shutting them down. Ballard’s office announced plans last week to revoke The Indianapolis Project School’s charter — leaving more than 350 students roughly two weeks to find a new school — citing low test scores and “questions about [...]
June 7, 2012
Why You Should Care About The Indy Takeover School Funding Fight
Board members had to reconcile conflicts between important tenets of the presently-prevailing school of thought in education policy — tenets, by the way, that affect schools both inside and outside IPS’ boundaries.
Why You Should Care About The Indy Takeover School Funding Fight
Board members had to reconcile conflicts between important tenets of the presently-prevailing school of thought in education policy — tenets, by the way, that affect schools both inside and outside IPS’ boundaries.
November 15, 2011
Walton Family Donates $25.5M To Charter Network Behind Indianapolis School
The Walton Family Foundation has donated more than $25.5 million to the KIPP network of schools, which counts an Indianapolis middle school among more than 100 K-12 charters it operates nationwide. Ed Week blogs: The Bentonville, Arkansas-based foundation, created by Wal-Mart founders Sam and Helen Walton, has been a longtime supporter of KIPP schools. But [...]
Walton Family Donates $25.5M To Charter Network Behind Indianapolis School
The Walton Family Foundation has donated more than $25.5 million to the KIPP network of schools, which counts an Indianapolis middle school among more than 100 K-12 charters it operates nationwide. Ed Week blogs: The Bentonville, Arkansas-based foundation, created by Wal-Mart founders Sam and Helen Walton, has been a longtime supporter of KIPP schools. But [...]
November 9, 2011
What Greg Ballard’s Victory Means For Education
A Greg Ballard victory in Indianapolis means more charter schools. His office is currently the only municipal authority in the country with the power to create and oversee new charter schools and Ballard has not been shy in declaring his intention to bring more to the city. Here is an article from the Indy Star outlining [...]
What Greg Ballard’s Victory Means For Education
A Greg Ballard victory in Indianapolis means more charter schools. His office is currently the only municipal authority in the country with the power to create and oversee new charter schools and Ballard has not been shy in declaring his intention to bring more to the city. Here is an article from the Indy Star outlining [...]
November 7, 2011
Is The Answer For IPS More Magnet Schools?
Indianapolis Public Schools administrators believes they’ve found a new way for the district to compete in the ever-freer marketplace for state-funded education in Indiana: play up the district’s magnet school offerings. IPS currently operates 18 magnet schools, with each offering a different curriculum designed to reach specific sets of student interests and needs. IPS plans [...]
Is The Answer For IPS More Magnet Schools?
Indianapolis Public Schools administrators believes they’ve found a new way for the district to compete in the ever-freer marketplace for state-funded education in Indiana: play up the district’s magnet school offerings. IPS currently operates 18 magnet schools, with each offering a different curriculum designed to reach specific sets of student interests and needs. IPS plans [...]
October 10, 2011
When Did Charter Schools Become Controversial?
Indiana Republicans spent the last legislative session pushing charter schools expansion. Democrats never got on board, and the conflict came to a head in Febuary when House Democrats walked out. But charter schools haven’t always been a partisan issue. Listen below to hear the broadcast version of the story.
When Did Charter Schools Become Controversial?
Indiana Republicans spent the last legislative session pushing charter schools expansion. Democrats never got on board, and the conflict came to a head in Febuary when House Democrats walked out. But charter schools haven’t always been a partisan issue. Listen below to hear the broadcast version of the story.
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 [...]
September 15, 2011
The Mayor Of Indianapolis Wants Control Of The City’s Schools
This is actually the third or fourth time Indy mayor Greg Ballard has said he wants to control the four Indianapolis schools slated for state takeover. The difference this time? It’s election season. Ballard released a plan which calls for the Indiana State General Assembly to pass a law which would allow the city to [...]
The Mayor Of Indianapolis Wants Control Of The City’s Schools
This is actually the third or fourth time Indy mayor Greg Ballard has said he wants to control the four Indianapolis schools slated for state takeover. The difference this time? It’s election season. Ballard released a plan which calls for the Indiana State General Assembly to pass a law which would allow the city to [...]