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Chalkbeat Indiana
Indiana
Chalkbeat

Chalkbeat Indiana, launched in 2014, is part of the small, nonprofit, Chalkbeat network that covers schools and education policy. Other sites: Chalkbeat Colorado, Chalkbeat New YorkChalkbeat Tennessee, Detroit, Chicago and Newark. Chalkbeat was granted nonprofit tax status by the IRS in 2014. Revenue: Grants, sponsorships.

City

Indianapolis

State

Indiana

Year launched

2014

Tax status

  • Nonprofit 501c3

Scope of coverage

  • Provide niche news about one topic

Topics of coverage

  • Education & schools

Site Twitter handle

@chalkbeatIN

In the news

Start small, plan big: How two nonprofit education sites came together to build a network
http://www.niemanlab.org/2014/01/start-small-plan-big-how-two-nonprofit-education-sites-came-together-to-build-a-network/