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Board members urge attention to charter oversight and recent state legislation
Summary
Several board members used the March 23 meeting to call for greater oversight of charter schools and to raise concerns about recent state legislation that creates an appointed Indianapolis Public Schools board without an open-meetings amendment, urging community engagement in elections to support public education.
Board members raised broader policy concerns during member comments at the Fort Wayne Community Schools meeting on March 23, focusing on charter school oversight and recent state legislative changes.
Steve Pirona (District 5) referenced a federal indictment of a charter-school principal and said "there seems to be different rules for charter schools and outside of the public eye," arguing the…
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