Department of Education
New standardized test could be tougher than ISTEP
March 29, 2012
Associated PressState Superintendent Tony Bennett said the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC,
test in the 2014-2015 school year will be more difficult than the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus
exam.
MoreEducation reform on legislators' hot seat
March 24, 2012
J.K. WallKey parts of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett’s education reforms will be put under a miscroscope
this summer by a special commission of state legislators.
MoreMinor Indiana school reforms find last-minute success
March 12, 2012
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers signed off on minor school changes at the close of the 2012 session while reining in broader efforts sought
by state schools Superintendent Tony Bennett.
MoreIndiana funding jump would end kindergarten fees
February 25, 2012
Associated PressParents across Indiana weary of paying sometimes-hefty fees for their children to attend full-day kindergarten classes could
soon catch a break.
MoreSchools chief: No Child waiver helps Indiana students
February 9, 2012
Associated PressIndiana will take advantage of a federal waiver on provisions of the No Child Left Behind act to create better education for
students, State School Superintendent Tony Bennett said.
MoreIndiana lawmaker says school bus fees increase danger
February 8, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's public school districts wouldn't be able to end school bus service for their students under a proposal advancing
in the General Assembly after protests from parents in a suburban Indianapolis district who now face annual bills of more
than $400 a child for rides to and from school.
MoreEducation committee backs looser school voucher rules
January 25, 2012
Associated PressA proposal that would make thousands of current private school students eligible for Indiana's school voucher program
has been endorsed by a state legislative committee, although cost concerns might block its chances of advancing this year.
MoreIndiana schools chief Bennett gears up for re-election bid
January 7, 2012
J.K. WallString of controversial reforms draw campaign contributions, ire of opponents.
MoreMind Trust calls for decentralizing IPS district
December 18, 2011
J.K. WallBy gutting its central office, Indianapolis Public Schools could free up $188 million to provide universal preschool, to pay
key teachers more than $100,000 a year and to transform itself into a network of autonomous “opportunity” schools.
MoreTurnaround company wants to launch feeder schools
December 14, 2011
J.K. WallCharter Schools USA, the Florida-based company tapped by the state government to turn around Howe and Manual high schools
in Indianapolis, also wants to launch two charter elementary schools to help feed students into those schools.
MoreBall State rejection threatens two Indy charter schools
December 7, 2011
J.K. WallFall Creek and Fountain Square academies could be forced to close in May after Ball State University declined their applications
this week.
MoreIndiana lawmakers want cursive mandatory in schools
December 1, 2011
Associated PressTerre Haute Sen. Tim Skinner and Oldenburg Sen. Jean Leising said they plan to submit bills when lawmakers return to Indianapolis
in 2012 that would require the writing style be taught.
MoreIndiana voucher memo confuses, concerns districts
November 20, 2011
Associated PressA memo that sparked concern among Indiana's school districts by saying they would begin losing funding this month under
the state's new private school voucher law was sent "prematurely" a state education official says.
MoreIndiana voucher program leads to reverse transfers
November 9, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's new school voucher law has prompted some parents to pull their children out of private schools and put them
in public schools for a year so that they can become eligible for the state-funded program.
MoreIndiana school district that ended bus routes faces lawsuit
November 2, 2011
Associated PressAn Indianapolis parent is suing Franklin Township schools over its decision to stop running school buses. The district this
summer sold its buses to an education cooperative that now charges for transportation.
MoreIndy Schools chief demands charter investigation
October 24, 2011
Associated PressThe Indianapolis Public Schools superintendent wants the state to investigate charter schools that he claims break federal
and state laws by turning away homeless and disabled students, a charge the president of the Indiana Public Charter Schools
Association denies.
MoreIndiana schools chief says he has fences to mend
October 5, 2011
Associated PressSuperintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said during a Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce forum on Tuesday that
he understands the changes he has advocated make many teachers and other uncomfortable.
MoreIPS losing ground as state's biggest school district
September 20, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndiana's two largest school districts both say they've seen small enrollment drops, with No. 2 Fort Wayne Community
Schools inching closer in size to No. 1 Indianapolis Public Schools.
MoreIndiana schools chief lauds overhaul in annual speech
September 13, 2011
Associated PressIndiana Schools Superintendent Tony Bennett used his second annual assessment of the state's education system to promote
a sweeping overhaul approved this year.
MoreIndiana Board of Education OKs takeovers of 5 schools
August 29, 2011
Associated PressPrivate companies will take over five public schools that a state official called in "various stages of dire situations"
after the State Board of Education made the recommendation Monday because of poor classroom performance.
MoreBennett endorses private operators for 4 IPS schools
August 25, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndiana's public schools chief wants two outside organizations to take over operation of four troubled Indianapolis schools.
MoreJudge blocks Indiana-mandated contracts for teachers
August 17, 2011
Associated PressA judge on Wednesday blocked the Indiana Department of Education from using new teacher contract forms that would have allowed
school districts to change the hours or days that teachers work without adjusting their pay.
MoreJudge denies request to block state voucher program
August 15, 2011
Associated PressA judge Monday declined to halt Indiana's broad new school voucher program, saying the law was "religion-neutral"
and likely to be upheld.
MoreIndiana voucher program sees 2,200 students enlist
August 8, 2011
Associated PressThe Department of Education began accepting applications to its broad-sweeping new school voucher program a month ago. Since
then, 2,230 students have been accepted into the program
MoreIndiana schools chief suggests grades for districts
August 4, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's public education chief wants to start giving school districts letter grades on an A-to-F scale to hold them
accountable for how their schools perform.
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Doc, a few important errors in your statements:
(1) The developer is spending the CITY'S money (the city is paying for the cost of the garage), so the city can damn well insist on a quality design.
(2) The LAW requires the proposed building to comply with design standards, and insisting that people follow the law is not giving anyone the "run-around."
(3) A two-week delay to make some minimal aesthetic improvements is hardly a great imposition being imposed on the developer.
(4) If the developer would rather build a crappy building elsewhere with their own money, then they are welcome to pick up and do so.
(4) Indianapolis is a major city, not some podunk town that needs to spread its legs for any developer that throws the place a sideways glance. Indianapolis should insist on the best, not settle for junk. Accepting anything is not going to make Indianapolis grow any faster (not sure where you got that silly notion from), nor is Indianapolis a slow-growth city compared to similarly sized city's in the Midwest.
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