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Education reform
Indiana 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.
MoreIndy Met's messy year offers education-reform lessons
July 30, 2011
Francesca Jarosz, J.K. WallIndianapolis Metropolitan High School overhauled its academic program halfway through the school year, and students responded
with significantly better performance on state tests. The lesson learned: Flexibility can produce academically superior outcomes.
MoreYouth agencies adapting on the fly to new school calendar
July 30, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Public Schools board voted in November to adopt a calendar that shortens summer vacation and introduces longer
fall and spring breaks. The idea is to give kids less time to forget what they’ve learned and provide more opportunities
to catch up.
MoreCharter school trying to build on test-score progress
July 30, 2011
Francesca Jarosz, J.K. WallIndy Met's structured approach helped more students pass algebra, English exams. Now many say the school should work on solidifying
its gains.
MoreTeach for America to double presence in Indianapolis
July 23, 2011
J.K. WallThe New York-based not-for-profit, which opened shop in Indianapolis in 2008, plans to train 100 teachers in the summer of
2012, up from 50 this year.
MoreState names potential turnaround operators for failing schools
July 22, 2011
J.K. WallNew York-based EdisonLearning, Florida-based Charters Schools USA Inc. and Indianapolis-based EdPower could be given control
of one or more of the seven schools judged failing by the state.
MorePro-voucher mom defends Indiana choice program
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.
MoreEDITORIAL: Courts should repel school voucher suit
July 16, 2011
The lawsuit filed this month to block the state’s new school voucher law should be turned back on a lobby that has fought
education reform at every turn and rarely offered solutions to underperforming schools other than demanding more money and
time.
MoreSchool voucher program draws early interest
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.
MoreTurnaround experts eye state schools
July 9, 2011
J.K. WallInterventions by state officials next month in as many as 18 struggling schools will open Indiana to a new and unproven breed
of private education entities that have sprung up in just the past decade. That introduction is likely to be smaller than
originally thought, but have far-reaching ramifications.
MoreTalent Alliance to help high schools track graduates
June 30, 2011
J.K. WallA nearly $79,000 grant from the Central Indiana Community Foundation will be used to help Marion County high schools track
where their students go after graduation.
MoreDid Mayor Ballard jump gun on charter closure?
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.
MoreEx-charter school teacher to lead school effort
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.
MoreState paying MindTrust to develop IPS alternatives
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.
MoreImpact of new Indiana voucher law may not be felt for years
June 11, 2011
Scott OlsonParents, schools need time to sift details, experts say.
MoreIndiana edges toward education guarantees
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.
MoreGUILLAUME: Front-load investment in the next generation of workers
June 11, 2011
Rate of return on early childhood education is much greater than spending in later years of school, research shows.
MoreState eyes possible takeover of 18 failing schools
June 1, 2011
Associated PressState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said it's simply unacceptable to have six straight years of failing
schools.
MoreVenture capitalist eyeing seventh education documentary
May 18, 2011
Francesca JaroszFormer CID Equity Partners exec Bob Compton spends most of his time these days on education documentaries, which have largely
focused on what successful school systems do and how that might be applied in the United States.
MoreReform law gives charters leeway to hire unlicensed teachers
May 7, 2011
Francesca JaroszLegislation that expands charter schools in Indiana also could increase the number of teachers at those schools without licenses,
making it easier for educators like Eric Nentrup to take non-traditional paths to the classroom.
MoreNew laws hang teacher pay on performance
May 7, 2011
J.K. WallCharters and vouchers may have sparked the loudest education-related protests before the Legislature this year, but changes
to teacher evaluations are likely to have the biggest impact on Indiana’s public schools.
MoreLegislating pay: Description of Senate Bill 1
May 7, 2011
J.K. WallSenate Bill 1, which takes effect July 1, will make teacher pay far more complex. To determine a teacher’s annual pay
increase, school districts now can count experience and education as no more than 33 percent of the compensation equation.
MoreShould the mayor have control of Indianapolis' public schools?
April 30, 2011
Francesca JaroszA group of local power brokers is quietly assembling a plan that would transfer control of Indianapolis Public Schools to
the mayor.
MoreSimon academies shopping for higher profile
April 30, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Simon Youth Foundation is looking to become a leading national advocate of alternative education. With a new president,
J. Michael Durnil, the foundation hopes to raise more money, find more partners in the business community, and help the public
better understand its mission.
MoreEducation reform might not boost Daniels presidential run
April 23, 2011
J.K. WallGov. Mitch Daniels is on the cusp of signing the most comprehensive package of school reforms that any state has yet passed,
but political insiders say that might not help him in a potential presidential race because education is typically a dud as
a presidential political issue.
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