As a mother, I am genuinely disgusted by House Bill 1136, which would dissolve the Indianapolis Public Schools district and turn all its schools into charters. I send both of my kids to IPS, and this is our choice to do so.

if more than 50% of eligible students were enrolled outside, that public school district would be dissolved and replaced with a charter system governed by an unelected board.

A controversial bill in the Indiana legislature could force the dissolution of public school districts across the state, including Gary and Indianapolis, raising alarms among educators, legislators, and Hoosiers.

The Indianapolis Public Schools board is opposing a bill that would dissolve the district and force it to convert to charter schools, as the district faces financial strain and pressure to share resources with charter schools.

Sixty-one percent of students who live in the Indianapolis Public Schools district boundaries attend other districts, public charter schools or private schools.

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.