Schools Matter: Gov. Pence's Pal, Doden, to Collect Over Half-Million in Ft. Wayne Charter Rent

Schools Matter: Gov. Pence's Pal, Doden, to Collect Over Half-Million in Ft. Wayne Charter Rent:

Gov. Pence's Pal, Doden, to Collect Over Half-Million in Ft. Wayne Charter Rent

by Jim Horn

With permission from Karen Francisco:

Charter school charades

Karen Francisco | The Journal Gazette

That sound you heard Wednesday? That was the sound of the Indiana Charter School Board rubber-stamping a real estate deal to benefit a politically connected Fort Wayne business owner.

How else to explain a 5-1 vote to "replicate" an unproven school that has drawn few students in Indianapolis and met strong resistance from the Fort Wayne community during a public hearing held just 7 business days after local school officials and were notified? The application was approved less than 24 hours after the hearing.

Daryle Doden's Ambassador Enterprises has been looking to draw a