'We will not go down without a fight' | IPS board, teachers respond to House Bill 1136
After the new IPS school board members were sworn in Tuesday, they immediately got to work addressing their first big challenge — House Bill 1136.
IPS board, families push back against bill that would disband district
The Indianapolis Public Schools board says it will fight against a bill that, if passed, would dissolve the district.
Proposed Indiana bill would dissolve the IPS district and turn all schools into charters
HB 1136, from Rep. Jake Teshka, could potentially require IPS and four other school districts to transition to entirely being charter schools.
Proposed statehouse bill could doom IPS
The state’s largest school district, and four other public school districts, could be doomed under a proposed bill to be considered when the Indiana General Assembly comes
Proposed bill would dissolve IPS and 4 other Indiana school districts
The bill is authored by Republican Rep. Jake Teshka, who represents District 7 in a rural area south of South Bend and Mishawaka in northern Indiana. None of the five school districts that would be dissolved by the bill are represented by Teshka.
Indianapolis Public Schools board denounces bill to dissolve district in shift to charters
The Indianapolis Public Schools board is strongly opposing a bill that would dissolve the district and force it to convert to charter schools, a proposal that has spurred calls for an organized campaign against it.
'Have to fight:' IPS school board strongly opposes bill that would dissolve district
The IPS school board members spoke out publicly Tuesday night against a bill that would force all of the schools in the district to become charters.
Bill proposes dissolving IPS
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IPS response to bill that would disband 5 school districts
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The Times of Northwest Indiana20h
Gary residents vow to fight bill to disband school district
If passed and signed into law, the bill would require Gary schools to be converted into charter schools by 2028.
Indianapolis Recorder23h
Legislation would dissolve IPS, four other school districts. Then charters take over
Indiana lawmakers have introduced a bill that would dissolve the state’s largest public school district. House Bill 1136, ...
WIBC1d
Proposed Bill Could Dissolve IPS, Other Districts
House Bill 1136 could transition schools in districts where at least 50% of students attend schools not operated by the ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana2d
House bill seeks to dissolve Gary, Tri-Township schools
House Bill 1136, if passed, would dissolve school districts if more than half of the students living within the district’s boundaries are attending school elsewhere.
I choose Indianapolis Public Schools. Don't dissolve my kids' district. | Letters
As a mother, I am genuinely disgusted by House Bill 1136, which would dissolve the Indianapolis Public Schools district and ...
The Ball State Daily News2d
Indiana Capital Chronicle: The ABC’s of education bills – from dollars and cents to charters and teachers
State lawmakers return to the statehouse this week and are expected to debate a slew of education-related proposals.