July 21, 2011
Associated PressA woman who says her oldest child thrived in Roman Catholic schools after struggling in Indiana's public education system
defended the state's broad new voucher law.
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July 14, 2011
Francesca JaroszAbout 385 families have requested state tuition assistance at private schools since July 11, when the Indiana Department of
Education started accepting applications for its new voucher program.
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July 1, 2011
Associated PressThe Indiana State Teachers Association filed the lawsuit in Marion County on Friday seeking to block the state's new school
voucher law. Plaintiffs include teachers, school administrators, clergy and taxpayers.
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June 24, 2011
J.K. WallAn Indianapolis charter school marked for closure by Mayor Greg Ballard posted huge gains in ISTEP scores this year, and school
leaders plan to ask Ballard to reconsider his decision.
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June 20, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's education chief has appointed a former charter school teacher to lead the state's efforts to turn around
18 chronically failing schools.
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June 18, 2011
J.K. WallThe Indiana Department of Education is paying more than $680,000 to The MindTrust, a locally based not-for-profit, to develop
other ways to oversee troubled schools than the traditional elected school board.
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June 11, 2011
J.K. WallEven after 45 seniors from Indianapolis Metropolitan High School grabbed their diplomas and threw their mortar boards at a
June 4 commencement, they knew they wouldn’t lose touch with their school. It’s not allowed at Indy Met.
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June 11, 2011
Scott OlsonParents, schools need time to sift details, experts say.
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June 11, 2011
J.K. WallThe state is moving to adopt a system that ensures more high school graduates can perform in college or on the job.
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June 8, 2011
Francesca Jarosz, J.K. WallBut Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard also reiterated his opposition to mayoral control over all of IPS, which some local leaders
have pushed for recently. He called that idea “premature.”
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June 5, 2011
Associated PressRising concerns about cheating on Indiana's standardized tests have prompted the state Department of Education to keep
closer tabs on how the test is administered.
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June 1, 2011
Associated PressState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said it's simply unacceptable to have six straight years of failing
schools.
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April 13, 2011
Associated PressTwo pieces of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' sweeping education plan, a voucher plan that would direct taxpayer money to
private schools and a merit pay bill that links teacher pay to student performance, cleared key legislative hurdles Wednesday.
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April 13, 2011
Associated PressTeacher pay would be linked to student performance under a merit pay bill that has cleared an Indiana House committee.
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April 12, 2011
Associated PressThe Indiana Senate has approved Gov. Mitch Daniels' proposal aimed at expanding charter schools, marking the first piece
of the governor's sweeping education agenda to clear both the House and Senate.
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March 30, 2011
Associated PressEducation advocates told hundreds of cheering supporters at a Statehouse rally Wednesday that Indiana could lead the nation
in overhauling schools.
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March 22, 2011
Associated PressState-funded vouchers for private schools and a shift of money to charter schools are necessary steps in the effort to improve
Indiana's education system, the state schools superintendent said Tuesday.
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March 9, 2011
Associated PressThe Senate Education Committee heard hours of testimony about the bill and details of a new study that found Indiana students
who transferred to charter schools showed greater learning gains than their peers who stayed in traditional public schools.
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February 16, 2011
Associated PressA contentious proposal to use taxpayer money to help Indiana parents send their children to private schools cleared its first
legislative hurdle Wednesday.
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February 14, 2011
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers will start the debate Tuesday on the most controversial plank of Gov. Mitch Daniels' sweeping education
platform: a plan to use taxpayer money to help parents send their children to private schools
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February 8, 2011
Associated PressMore than 1,000 Indiana teachers swarmed the Indiana Statehouse Tuesday for a rowdy rally denouncing the sweeping education
proposals moving through the Republican-dominated state House and Senate.
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January 29, 2011
Francesca Jarosz, J.K. WallIndianapolis Metropolitan High School implemented a school-wide overhaul in its educational approach in only three months.
The charter school might be the face of the future for all Indiana public schools.
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January 22, 2011
J.K. WallIn his State of the State address, Gov. Mitch Daniels called class size "virtually meaningless" in determining which kids
succeed.
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January 10, 2011
Associated PressAdvocates met at the Statehouse Monday to push education proposals that have renewed life during this legislative session
because of support from Gov. Mitch Daniels and leaders in the GOP-controlled House and Senate.
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January 4, 2011
Associated PressState school superintendent Tony Bennett, a Republican, and the leader of Indiana's largest teachers union made a rare
joint appearance Tuesday to promote a mentoring program.
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On what planet are they entitled to this largesse from the stockholders? These people make multi-million dollar salaries: Pay for your own personal travel.
It matters because they're already paid enormously fat salaries: Pay for your own personal travel. Being "taxed on it" isn't a valid excuse--so what? They're still being gifted a raft of luxury perks from somebody else's money on top of an enormous, lavish salary.
Greenwood was scammed. Somebody didn't do due diligence in checking out the claims of this company. The manufacturing of insulin can't be done on the cheap. If it could be done, some big generic company would already have it on the market. The founder was either a scammer or a wild-eyed dreamer who made people believe that his Lilly experience was what they needed to make millions of dollars. Greenwood fell for a get-rich-quick scheme but smarter investors didn't make the same mistake.
DV, your list is not reasonable. For example, mass transit in Chicago does not benefit the poor Illinois farmer living on the Iowa border. So, there is no need for mass transit in Indy to benefit the retired widow living in Jasper, Indiana. Your comments, therefore, cannot be taken seriously yet it does reveal the narrow viewpoints that are robust here in Indiana. Mass transit works, even if not everyone in the city or state uses it.
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