Lawmaker warns IPS: Propose changes or the state will do it for you

As the group studying Indianapolis education’s future nears its end-of-year deadline, a key state lawmaker is sending IPS a message: Make transformative changes or state legislators will do it for you.

One way for IPS to do that, Rep. Bob Behning, R-Indianapolis, recently suggested, would be to pursue a school transportation authority — essentially a board that would oversee bus systems for all types of schools within IPS district limits.

It’s an idea members of the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance plan to speak about during a public meeting next week, alliance member Maggie Lewis told Mirror Indy…

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