A petition to move to an elected school board for the Valparaiso Community Schools Corporation is now available online to be signed by residents of Valparaiso and Center Township. The petition drive was launched last year to push for an elected...

Of the 293 public school systems in Indiana, there are only 12 that have fully appointed school boards. Valparaiso has the last appointed board in Northwest Indiana. The current board is made up of five members, four appointed by the Valparaiso City...