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Critics 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.
MoreUPS Foundation providing $50,000 for technology program
October 20, 2012
IBJ StaffThe Hire Technology manufacturing-logistics curriculum was developed by Conexus in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College.
MoreTindley school plans huge expansion with national grant
October 20, 2012
J.K. WallCharles A. Tindley Accelerated School, which currently has two locations, will use a $1.6 million grant from the Charter School
Growth Fund to open five more schools over the next three years.
MoreLawyer: Girls hoops schedule decree sets precedent
October 16, 2012
Associated PressA federal consent decree in which 10 southeastern Indiana high schools agree to schedule girls and boys basketball games equally
on Friday and Saturday nights sets a legal precedent for the entire state, one of the attorneys in the case said Tuesday.
MoreTeach for America to help Marian University recruit principals
October 13, 2012
J.K. WallBoth Marian and Teach for America say not enough people are prepared to lead schools in Indianapolis and around the state
in areas of low income, high crime and broken homes.
MoreCity robotics center aims to spark interest in STEM careers
October 10, 2012
Chris O'MalleyTechPoint Foundation for Youth is seeking a site and support for a new program intended to get students interested in careers
involving science, technology, engineering and math.
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.
MoreJudge throws out Indiana teacher contract forms
September 25, 2012
Associated PressA judge has ruled that a standard teacher contract form that would have allowed Indiana school districts to change the hours
or days that teachers work without adjusting their pay is illegal.
MoreLocally based Synovia merging to create new company
September 24, 2012
Synovia and Everyday Solutions Inc. in Massachusetts are combining to form Synovia Solutions, which will be based in Indianapolis.
Both companies provide GPS-driven products to help manage school transportation services.
MoreIndiana Supreme Court to hear voucher arguments
September 20, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether the nation's largest school voucher program violates the state constitution.
MoreFort Wayne school district surges by IPS in enrollment
September 19, 2012
Associated PressEnrollment in Fort Wayne Community Schools is projected to surpass enrollment in Indianapolis Public Schools, making it Indiana's
largest school district.
MoreGrant takes Conner Prairie to frontier of science education
September 8, 2012
Dan HumanConner Prairie Interactive History Park has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, to find
ways to encourage history museums to incorporate the often unpopular and intimidating fields of science, technology, engineering
and math into their offerings.
MoreFairbanks awards $1.6M to local Teach for America
September 6, 2012
The Indianapolis-based Fairbanks foundation will award the funds over three years to help Teach for America recruit and train
teachers to teach in the city's public school system.
MoreIndiana voucher program sees growing enrollment
September 4, 2012
Associated PressSchool voucher advocates are pushing to get as many Indiana children as possible into the state's burgeoning program that
helps pay private school tuition. The application deadline is Friday.
MoreEducation veteran predicts decade of drastic change
September 1, 2012
J.K. WallNew laws, new technology and a new era of flat funding will bring more change to Indiana’s public schools in the next
decade than occurred in the past century, predicts David Dresslar, a former school superintendent who is now executive director
of the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning at the University of Indianapolis.
MoreIndiana public schools wage unusual ad campaign
August 20, 2012
Associated PressStruggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door-to-door
in an unusual marketing campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation's
largest voucher program doubles in size.
MoreState schools chief's mentor taught him to ruffle feathers to improve education
August 18, 2012
J.K. WallSuperintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett credits retired education professor John Moody with inspiring much of the
reform agenda he has pushed over the past four years.
MoreVeteran educator running against Bennett for state post
August 18, 2012
Scott OlsonGlenda Ritz' opposition to pass-fail tests is fueling her campaign to unseat Tony Bennett as Indiana's education czar.
MoreJudge backs mayor’s decision to revoke school’s charter
August 1, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Project School in Indianapolis has lost a court battle to remain open after a judge denied an injunction challenging Mayor
Greg Ballard's decision to revoke the school’s charter.
MoreCharter school lands more time in fight against closure
July 25, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Project School was granted a court hearing and restraining order Tuesday in its fight against Mayor Greg Ballard's plan
to revoke its charter. Ballard, though, emphasized his decision by issuing a "final notice of charter revocation."
MoreIndiana lawmaker seeks to close voucher law loophole
July 24, 2012
Associated PressA state lawmaker plans to sponsor a bill seeking to close a loophole that bars the children of some military families from
taking part in Indiana's school voucher program.
MorePrivate schools with vouchers saw slight drop in test scores
July 23, 2012
Associated PressPrivate Indiana schools that accepted students from low- to middle-income families using state-funded vouchers last year experienced
a small drop in their passing rates on the state's ISTEP test this year, a newspaper's analysis of test scores shows.
MoreBallard moves to shut down The Project School
July 17, 2012
J.K. WallIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard announced Tuesday evening that he intends to revoke the charter that gives The Project School
the authority to operate. Ballard cited poor test scores and “recently discovered financial problems.”
MoreISTEP+ gains come amid increasing accountability
July 10, 2012
Associated PressIndiana students made improvements across the board on the state's standardized test this year amid a push for more school
accountability and the first state takeovers of failing schools.
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.
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First, let me say that I love the idea of communities being self-sufficient and people in the community not needing cars, living, working and shopping all in their neighborhood. To sum it up; I love good urban planning and hate urban sprawl. However, there are two reasons that I am against this development. First, this building doesn't fit. Density can occur in Ripple by building up top the street and better use of land. The scale of this project should be downtown. Secondly, I would be willing to bet that if a whole foods in Ripple is built, the Nora store would be closed. Here's my reasoning. The Nora Whole Foods expansion plans have been put on hold. I'm guessing they are waiting to see what happens with the Ripple proposal. Communities next to each other should work together to end sprawl and not work against each other and take other neighbors assets. Develop something both communities can be proud of and will attract more development and density. There's my soap box for the day.
My apologies, Lou - it was the Indy Star that printed cost for entertaining "celebrities" during Indy 500. Sorry for confusing the always timely IBJ with Indy's Gannett reprint news source.
That's fine if you want a grocery store that has festivals and live music. I guess with the prices they charge, they can afford to host such activities. As for me, I choose to spend my money more wisely and if I want to go to a festival or a concert, I will pay for that separately - not through my grocery bill.
TIF is not just to attract development but to attract a higher use for that development. Carmel wisely is using TIF for numerous public parking garages. Asphalt seas of parking pay little taxes and bring even less value to a commercial area. Also density is what is going to save Indy and Broad Ripple. The days of trying to compete with burbs are long gone.
The Prestige was an awesome movie.