Charter school job fair set for May 18

GARY | Northwest Indiana charter schools are hosting a job fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18, hosted by 21st Century Charter School, 556 Washington St

Gary school is Building Literacy with Legos

GARY | 21st Century Charter School will create and host a monthly after school literacy program for children in grades 1 to 3 called Building Literacy with Legos with help from a Ken Woodruff Mini Grant awarded by the Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition.

21st Century Charter board to buy its school building

GARY | The board of directors of the 21st Century Charter School in Gary has entered into an agreement to buy the building it occupies near downtown Gary.

GEO Foundation turns down Gary bank building

GARY | The president of an Indianapolis-based charter company that manages 21st Century Charter School in Gary has decided against accepting the donation of a downtown Gary bank building.

Gary charter school to return unspent grant money

An audit of the 21st Century Charter School of Gary turned up no major problems.

Gary charter school coach is on probation for sex charges

CROWN POINT | A girls and boys basketball coach at a Gary charter school has been ordered to serve 54 months on probation after admitting to asking three students for hugs and touching them on the buttocks.

HILLARY SMITH: With the will, the Cougars are finding their way

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | Smiling on the edge of the court, the Gary 21st Century girls basketball team beamed like a squad that had won a sectional championship.

Grad rates rise in NWI, across state

Graduation rates are up for most schools in Northwest Indiana, in line with a trend across the state.

Charting a better coursel? A look at charter vs. public school ISTEP scores

Even as the Indiana Senate looks at legislation to expand the number of charter schools across Indiana, there still is considerable debate about their effectiveness.

House GOP budget hits local school funding hard

INDIANAPOLIS | Many Northwest Indiana schools would receive less state funding over the next two years under a Republican budget plan expected to be approved by a House committee Friday.