A consistent challenge since the invention of public schooling is getting kids to attend. Making it compulsory can only go so far. Chronic absenteeism has long troubled educators and policy wonks. In the aftermath of the pandemic, chronic absenteeism rates have soared. Will kids come back this fall? Continue reading Will kids come back to school this fall?
The Indiana Department of Education recently announced its plans to overhaul Indiana’s high school diplomas. They’re calling it a “reinvention” of high school. But is it? Continue reading Does high school need reinventing? A look at Indiana’s newly-proposed graduation pathways.
A nasty breakup is looming on the far eastside between one of Indianapolis’ oldest charter schools and its operator. Founded in 2003, Andrew J. Brown Academy (AJB) serves around 600 students in grades K-8. One quirk of being over two decades old? The school, while itself a nonprofit, is operated by a national, for-profit management company called National Heritage Academies (NHA). Continue reading Is This the Death of For-Profit Charter School Operators in Indianapolis?
Did adopting a new law that requires Indiana high school seniors to complete the FAFSA boost completion rates this year? Or was Indiana derailed by federal complications rolling out a “streamlined” application? Continue reading What’s the matter with FAFSA completion?
Pike Township is one of a few districts in central Indiana going out for a referendum this spring. It just so happens to mark the first time since the passage of Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 391 that a school district in Marion County might have to share referendum dollars with public charter schools. Continue reading Will Charter Schools Share Pike Township’s Referendum?
