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Good morning from Amelia at Chalkbeat Indiana.
“We have always believed in quality over quantity,” Believe Schools founder Kimberly Neal-Brannum told me earlier this week.
That’s why — although the school was approved for a second location in Pike back in 2022 — school staff took a step back and didn’t rush to open a school immediately. One big thing: the proposal to open a second location in Pike received intense backlash, and Believe did not want to be where it wasn’t wanted. Instead, school leaders focused on filling what they saw as a need.
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Local News
Believe Schools pivots from second location in Pike to serve credit-deficient, non-traditional students
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What We’re Reading
Most Indiana children who need summer programs still can’t access them, new report finds, Indiana Capital Chronicle
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