Articles tagged as: Charter Schools
November 13, 2023
Court: IPS exempt from $1 charter law, can sell closed school buildings
Indianapolis Public Schools is exempt from a law that requires districts to sell closed school buildings to charter organizations for $1.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2023
AG Todd Rokita argues charter schools can buy empty IPS buildings for $1 as legal fight continues
Andrew J. Brown Academy charter school is interested in acquiring School 102 through the $1 law.
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2023
Purdue Polytechnic to open third Indy charter high school
A third Purdue Polytechnic charter high school has been approved to open in the IPS district boundary.
Read MoreAugust 28, 2023
Did IPS break the Open Door Law? Charter school group says it did
A formal complaint alleges the Indianapolis Public Schools Board broke Indiana's Open Door Law when it approved a lawsuit against the state.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2023
IPS sues state, argues district is exempt from selling buildings to charters for $1
The Indianapolis Public Schools Board is asking the Marion County Superior Court to declare that the district meets an exception for the so-called $1 law.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2023
Why IPS is claiming an exemption from a state law about selling buildings to charters for $1
Indianapolis Public Schools says its planned sale of two school buildings is exempt from a state law that makes district facilities available to charter schools for $1.
Read MoreMay 17, 2023
Here’s how IPS will reuse closed school buildings and who moves in
An adult education program is among the new uses for closed buildings in the Indianapolis Public Schools district.
Read MoreMay 8, 2023
Indiana charter schools win a cut of local tax money after years of lobbying
Charter schools have largely missed out on the property tax revenue that public school districts receive.
Read MoreApril 27, 2023
Hillsdale-linked Valor Classical Academy charter school considers new Hamilton County site, ends plan for Pike Township
Valor Classical Academy abandoned plans to open in Pike Township and hopes to open a campus in Hamilton County this fall.
Read MoreApril 12, 2023
Political fight over Hillsdale charter schools comes to Indy
Valor Classical Academy initially planned to locate in Hamilton County but lost a lawsuit to claim a building in Carmel. Now, leaders are considering opening in Northwest Indianapolis.
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