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School Choice Helps Students and Teachers

This School Choice Week, we’re celebrating fit....for students, families, and the teachers who bring schools to life.

School Choice Is About Opportunity—and It Shouldn’t Be a Privilege

School choice hasn’t always been accessible to every family. This School Choice Week, we’re celebrating what it means when parents can choose a public school that truly fits their child’s needs, interests, and dreams.

ICIC Statement on House Bill 1423

At a moment when Indianapolis is grappling with how to ensure every public school is accountable to students and families, House Bill 1423 represents a meaningful opportunity to center equity, responsibility, and student outcomes across our city’s public education system.

Moving Forward Together: ICIC’s Perspective on ILEA’s Final Recommendations

ILEA’s recommendations reflect months of community input and a shared commitment to improving how Indianapolis serves public school students. ICIC offers perspective on what this moment makes possible, and what comes next.

Putting Students First: ICIC Responds to the Mayor and IPS Recommendations to ILEA

In response to proposals advanced by the Mayor and IPS leadership for ILEA, ICIC offers a student-centered perspective on equity, funding, and governance, and outlines principles for policies that better serve Indianapolis students.

Rethinking Public Education: One Size Doesn’t Fit All Anymore

Why families deserve schools built for their kids, not built around old systems. Parents know their children best, and they deserve public school options that reflect their strengths, needs, and potential.

6 Things Every School Tour Should Do

How to turn "I'd like to learn more" into "we're ready to enroll!"

Should School Boards Be Elected or Appointed?

Why the way we pick leaders matters for the schools we build.

What Is a Charter School, Anyway?

Are Charter Schools Private Schools?

It’s one of the most common questions we hear: “Are charter schools private?” The short answer is no. Charter schools are public schools.

What Happens When Students Find Their School Fit

Indiana families are discovering that when students find the right school fit, everything changes. Here’s what that looks like across the state.

Lifting Local Voices: Inspire Academy’s Misty White Named Teach Plus Policy Fellow

At Inspire Academy, Misty’s work centers on helping students find their confidence and curiosity through project-based learning.