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Public commenters push ILEA for unified accountability, more transportation and a pause on new charters
Summary
Dozens of parents, teachers and community members urged the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance to adopt a single school performance framework across governance types, expand transportation access, maintain transparency, and consider a moratorium on new charter approvals while staffing and accountability issues are addressed.
Public comments at the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance meeting focused on three recurring themes: uniform accountability across traditional, charter and innovation schools; expanded transportation so families can access schools that fit their children; and calls from some speakers for a pause on new charter approvals until capacity and oversight questions are resolved.
Several speakers described personal experiences. Shawanda Tyson said, "The conversation isn't about school type. It's about how do we measure with data what schools are doing good?" and urged the alliance to act on the ILEARN results, which she called an emergency for children of color. Crystal Salgado described losing a…
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