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Schools face ISTEP+ problems for 2nd straight day
April 30, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressSchool districts trying to administer Indiana's required standardized test encountered new problems Tuesday that forced the
state to suspend testing for a second straight day. The problems brought a hailstorm of complaints.
MoreIndiana State Teachers Association elects new leader
April 29, 2013
IBJ StaffTeresa Meredith, an elementary teacher from Shelbyville, has been elected president of the Indiana State Teachers Association,
replacing long-time leader Nate Schnellenberger.
MoreBill would delay new Indiana school standards
April 25, 2013
Associated PressIndiana legislators prepared a compromise bill Thursday that would suspend implementation of a national set of reading and
math education standards for a year while new state reviews are done.
MoreSenate panel advances looser superintendent rules
April 4, 2013
Associated PressA proposal to no longer require Indiana's local school superintendents to hold a state superintendent's or teacher's
license is advancing in the Legislature.
MoreLooser Indiana school voucher rules face questions
March 15, 2013
Associated PressThe fate of a proposal to expand Indiana's private school voucher program by making kindergartners and some other students
immediately eligible could come down to something that no one seems to know — how much it will cost.
MoreTV ads oppose review of Indiana school standards
March 5, 2013
Associated PressAn advocacy group that supports Indiana's charter schools program said Tuesday that it's starting an advertising campaign
to fight efforts to end the state's use of national reading and math standards.
MoreSenator pulls bills scrapping Indiana school grades
February 25, 2013
Associated PressA bill that would have eliminated Indiana's A-F grading scale for individual schools has been withdrawn by its sponsor in
the Indiana Senate.
MorePanel supports scrapping Indiana school grades
February 20, 2013
Associated PressA Republican-controlled state Senate committee agreed Wednesday with the new Democratic state schools superintendent that
Indiana's A-F grading scale for individual schools should be scrapped.
MoreBill that would shift Indiana voucher oversight advances
February 19, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's new Democratic state schools superintendent would no longer oversee the private school voucher program that
she has opposed under a proposal approved Tuesday by a Republican-controlled legislative committee.
MoreMayor to take control of four struggling Indy schools
February 6, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana State Board of Education is handing authority over four troubled Indianapolis schools to the city's mayor.
MoreIndy mayor asks Indiana for control of 4 schools
January 31, 2013
Associated PressThe mayor of Indianapolis is asking the Indiana State Board of Education to give him control of four former city schools taken
over by the state because of poor performance.
MorePence says he, Indiana schools chief have same aims
January 25, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's new governor and state schools superintendent are from different political parties but they seemed in agreement
Friday on getting schools to focus more on preparing students for careers.
MoreBennett applies to be Florida schools chief
December 3, 2012
J.K. WallAfter losing re-election in Indiana, state schools chief Tony Bennett has applied to be Florida’s commissioner of education,
according to a statement released by his office Monday morning.
MoreNew Indiana schools chief: GOP approval unnecessary
November 25, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's new superintendent of public instruction, Democrat Glenda Ritz, said she can make some policy changes for the
state's schools without needing the approval of the Republican-controlled General Assembly and governor's office.
MoreCharter, voucher backers wary of schools chief Ritz
November 24, 2012
J.K. WallDuring Republican Tony Bennett’s tenure as superintendent of public instruction, Indiana became the poster child for
school choice. But with Bennett’s surprising election loss to Democrat Glenda Ritz this month, the future of charter
schools and private-school vouchers is murkier.
MoreRitz turns to D.C. in quest for clout
November 17, 2012
J.K. WallPolitically boxed in at home, newly elected state schools chief Glenda Ritz is looking to Washington for some wiggle room
to make changes to Indiana’s education rules.
MoreVoters embrace education reform locally, but not in state race
November 7, 2012
Scott OlsonThree new reform-minded IPS board members could help usher in sweeping changes to the school district. At the state level,
however, school librarian Glenda Ritz denied Tony Bennett a second term as voters spurned his sweeping education overhaul.
MoreTeacher wrath boosts Ritz to upset in state education race
November 6, 2012
Associated PressIn the shocker of Tuesday night's election results, teachers unhappy with Republican Tony Bennett's sweeping education reforms
propelled dark-horse Democrat Glenda Ritz into the role of superintendent of public instruction.
MoreSuperintendent race a showdown over school changes
October 29, 2012
Associated PressThe campaign to lead Indiana's education department is being watched as a referendum on school policies pushed by conservatives
across the country.
MoreCritics say grades for schools too complex to understand
October 27, 2012
Associated PressPublic schools around Indiana will learn their final grades next week under a ranking system using new rules that critics
say are too complex for schools and parents to understand.
MoreIndiana schools chief wants district accountability
September 25, 2012
Associated PressThe accountability measures that have been introduced for individual Indiana schools should be extended to entire school districts,
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said Tuesday night in his State of Education speech.
MoreIndiana students do slightly better on ISTEP tests
July 10, 2012
Associated PressScores released Tuesday by the state education department show that of the 500,000 students taking the standardized tests,
71 percent passed both the language arts and math sections. That's up one percentage point from last year.
MoreNew 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.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.