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IPS is confronting a legislative session that could remake it - or break it
Indianapolis Public Schools faces significant challenges, including potential property tax reforms, the possibility of ...
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The grandest of larcenies: HB 1136 would seize public property for charter schools
There are times when I look at the bills before the General Assembly regarding public education that I am staggered by the ...
Portage school board opposes proposed law; HB 1136 would turn Gary public schools into charters
The Portage Township School Board opposes legislation targeting school districts with a majority of students attending school ...
Pushing back against proposal that would lead to state takeover of IPS, other schools
Indiana lawmakers have been considering a bill that could lead to a state takeover of Indianapolis Public Schools and several other districts in the state. Essentially, if 50% or more of a districts' ...
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Bill could force 5 public school district closures
And that’s what this bill does.” Teshka said of HB 1136, “I think it’s a bold move. I think certain circumstances call for ...
South Bend's Teshka authors bill to dissolve low-enrolled schools, make them charters
A bill introduced in the Indiana General Assembly by a South Bend lawmaker would, if passed, dissolve underenrolled school ...
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School districts, coalitions punch back at bill that would close their doors
A Republican-backed bill that could dissolve five Indiana school districts, including Indianapolis Public Schools, sparked ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana12d
Local districts oppose bill to dissolve Gary, Tri-Township schools
Under the proposed bill, the Gary Community School Corp. and Tri-Township Schools would be among the five districts that ...
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Pike Township officials unite against bill to abolish Indianapolis Public Schools, four other districts
Pike Township officials are banding together to oppose Indiana House Bill 1136, a controversial measure that seeks to abolish ...
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Gary council adopts resolution opposing state bill that would dissolve GCSC
"House Bill 1136 does not provide the Gary Community School Corporation with ample time to demonstrate all recovery efforts ...
Evansville Courier & Press13d
A bill from an Evansville lawmaker would disband certain public schools in Indiana
He replied that O'Brien "is going to allow the bill's author to answer any questions regarding HB 1136." That would be South Bend Rep. Jake Teshka. But O'Brien himself is listed as a co-author ...