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Amelia Pak-Harvey

Chalkbeat Indiana

Matchbook Learning leader fired after thousands for alcohol, airfare charged to school card

Thousands of dollars in alcohol, travel, restaurant, and entertainment expenses were charged to the company credit card of a leader of an expanding Indianapolis charter school network who was terminated in February, according to school records.... Read More

After legislative session, IPS expects stable 2025-26, but anticipates deep cuts later

Indiana’s controversial property tax changes will not affect Indianapolis Public Schools operations in 2025-26 — but in later years, they’ll mean “giant cuts” to the district’s budget and require “gut-wrenching” decisions, Superintendent Aleesia Johnson said.... Read More

Do charter schools perform better than IPS schools?

A recent Stanford University study is one of several that Republican lawmakers and pro-charter groups have used in recent years to argue that charters have an academic edge over traditional public schools.... Read More

Indianapolis teachers union wants freeze on new charter contracts

The Indianapolis Education Association delivered a petition to the school board on Thursday to enact a moratorium on any new agreements with charter schools, joining calls for a pause on charter schools’ growth in the city.... Read More

Former CEO of Tindley charter schools admits to defrauding network of nearly $1 million

In a plea agreement filed last week regarding the federal case against him, Brian Metcalf, who led the charter network from July 2019 through December 2022, pleaded guilty to two of the nine counts of wire fraud outlined in an indictment filed in 2023.... Read More

IPS calls for moratorium on new schools as lawmakers advance bill on sharing tax revenue

Indianapolis Public Schools is calling for a moratorium on new schools as state lawmakers advance legislation that would force the district to share property tax revenues with dozens of charter schools.... Read More

Virtual school officials used money for students on political donations instead, prosecutors say

The federal case against operators of Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy is one of two that allege that Thomas Stoughton, the schools’ founder, and other defendants defrauded millions from the state by inflating student enrollment.... Read More

IPS is confronting a legislative session that could remake it—or break it

Indianapolis Public Schools is on a bumpy road that leads to the edge of a cliff. The district is accustomed to hostile legislation at the statehouse—but this year’s session features several high-profile bills that could fundamentally alter IPS.... Read More

IPS enrollment falls by over 3% in district-run schools after middle school changes

Indianapolis Public Schools enrollment has dropped by roughly 3.7% in schools it manages directly since last school year. The decline of roughly 800 students was driven almost entirely by falling middle school enrollment.... Read More

IPS board denounces bill to dissolve district in shift to charters

The pushback against HB 1136 at the first meeting of the new school board on Tuesday comes as IPS faces the start of yet another legislative session Wednesday that could leave the district more financially strapped and struggling to stay alive.... Read More

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