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The legislatures move follows a Chalkbeat report on rising criticism over Tech Trep Academy, which drew a warning last school year from state education officials who said the stipend violated state law.
After drawing scrutiny from the state, a school that offers Indiana families financial support to educate their children at home is switching to a new district partner. Tech Trep Academy, a Utah-based company, opened its first Indiana program this year through a partnership with the Middlebury Community Schools district outside Elkhart. The unusual school uses state education funding to give parents $1,700 stipends for classes and materials to educate their children at home. Parents can provide much of the instruction, with help and oversight from certified educators. But just weeks after...