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
February 6, 2013
State Board Hands Control Of Takeover Schools To Indy Mayor’s Office
Nearly 18 months after the State Board of Education brought in new management for five schools with low test scores, the same body Wednesday voted to hand oversight of four of those schools to the office of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.
State Board Hands Control Of Takeover Schools To Indy Mayor’s Office
Nearly 18 months after the State Board of Education brought in new management for five schools with low test scores, the same body Wednesday voted to hand oversight of four of those schools to the office of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.
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 [...]
July 18, 2012
Parents Rally To Save The Project School After Mayor Says He’ll Revoke Charter
Parents of students who attend The Project School in Indianapolis reacted with frustration and anger Wednesday after the school board outlined what would happen if the mayor’s office revoked its charter. Board members learned Tuesday afternoon that Mayor Greg Ballard intended to close the school after just 29 percent of students passed the spring ISTEP+ [...]
Parents Rally To Save The Project School After Mayor Says He’ll Revoke Charter
Parents of students who attend The Project School in Indianapolis reacted with frustration and anger Wednesday after the school board outlined what would happen if the mayor’s office revoked its charter. Board members learned Tuesday afternoon that Mayor Greg Ballard intended to close the school after just 29 percent of students passed the spring ISTEP+ [...]