Bill that would dissolve IPS fails to advance out of Indiana House committee
House Bill 1136 would have broken up any school district where more than half of the resident students attended out-of-district schools.
Town hall warns of education-focused legislation, calls for support of public schools
A presenter and Washington High School grad said "our common goal is keeping our school corporation intact and educating all ...
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Bills threatening Gary, Tri-Township schools won't be considered by lawmakers
As a result, both bills will not move forward. House Bill 1136 sought to dissolve five public school districts and replace them with charter schools, since more than half of the students living ...
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Let Indianapolis Public Schools die | Opinion
House Bill 1136 completes this transition by making all IPS schools charters. Opinion:Universal vouchers won't mean access for all in private schools I believe it’s time to openly declare what ...
School leaders fret over state funding, tax bills
Northwest Indiana school superintendents heard a roundup Friday of education bills on the move at the halfway mark of the ...
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Gary superintendent speaks against House Bill 1136 at council meeting
The superintendent of the Gary Community School Corp. presented the district’s reasons for opposing House Bill 1136 at the city council’s meeting Tuesday. Gary Common Council members have ...
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Bill To Dissolve Certain Indiana School Districts Fails To Advance
House Bill 1136 would have dissolved all school corporations in which more than half of the students living within a corporation’s boundaries attend a charter school. That would have affected five ...
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A year after bruising fight, attempt to protect police whistleblowers in Colorado is back in legislature
A second measure, House Bill 1136, would address concerns surrounding the state’s database of licensed law enforcement officers. Two more bills — one regulating the use of police body-worn ...
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Legislation to dissolve five Indiana school districts fizzles out. Could it return?
That’s because the committee required to advance House Bill 1136 won’t hear it, according to the office of Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis). Behning chairs the House Education Committee.
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Surprise bills from ambulances, YIGBY (“Yes in God’s Backyard”) housing and more from the Colorado legislature this week
A second measure, House Bill 1136, would address concerns surrounding the state’s database of licensed law enforcement officers. Two more bills — one regulating the use of police body-worn ...