Charter Schools USA is in the midst of their third year operating three former IPS schools – Manual and Howe High Schools and Emma Donnan Middle Schools.  Appearing on Afternoons with Amos, the founder of Charter Schools USA Jon Hage and his wife Sherry Hage who’s in charge of academics for their charter schools network […]

After three years of struggle, there a little bit of upward movement and progress at some of the former IPS takeover schools.  In the 2013-2014 A-F State Accountability grades, troubled Manual High School on Indy’s southside made enough progress last school year to move from an “F to a “D” grade. In an exclusive Afternoons […]

It was a rocky first year of operation for Charter Schools USA, the Florida based charter school operator that took over academic operation of three IPS schools – Manual and Howe High Schools and Emma Donnan Middle Schools.  The first months of the schools operation were rocky. With discipline and other problems.  Enrollment was below […]

Audio Included in Post. Audio©2009 WTLC/Radio One. Indianapolis Star Columnist Matthew (Matt) Tully discussed his series on Manual High School and more on Afternoons with Amos. Tully has been writing a series of columns since August about what goes on in an urban high school like Manual. On AWA Tully talked about what he learned […]

Audio Included in Post. Audio©2009 WTLC/Radio One. Indianapolis Star Columnist Matthew (Matt) Tully discussed his series on Manual High School and more on Afternoons with Amos. Tully has been writing a series of columns since August about what goes on in an urban high school like Manual. On AWA Tully talked about what he learned […]