INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Dozens of Indianapolis Public Schools parents and teachers told a legislative panel Monday they don’t like the idea of the mayor appointing all members of a proposed oversight panel.

The House Education Committee took nearly four hours of testimony on a bill to enact the recommendations of the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance. The House Education Committee did not vote on the bill Monday.

Chief among the bill’s provisions is language to establish an Indianapolis Public Education Corp., which would be responsible for creating a unified system for student transportation, facilities management and academic performance standards for both traditional public schools and charter schools...