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Graduation rates rise in Marion County, state
February 7, 2012
Nearly 200 more students graduated from Marion County’s public high schools last year than in the previous year, pushing
the county’s graduation rate up a notch, to 81.7 percent.
MoreLawsuit over girls basketball games to proceed
February 1, 2012
Associated Press, Indiana Lawyer StaffA federal appeals court says a judge should not have dismissed a lawsuit over the scheduling of high school boys and girls
basketball games in Indiana.
MoreState Senate deadlocks over school start date bill
January 31, 2012
Associated PressThe state Senate has deadlocked over whether to support a bill that would largely prohibit Indiana's public schools from
starting their school years until late August. The Senate also voted 45-5 in favor of a bill requiring schools to teach cursive
writing.
MoreIndiana Senate backs creationism teaching proposal
January 31, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's public schools would be allowed to teach creationism in science classes as long as they include origin-of-life
theories from multiple religions under a proposal approved Tuesday by the state Senate.
MoreIndiana Senate broadens teaching creationism proposal
January 30, 2012
Associated PressLegislators on Monday broadened a proposal aimed at allowing Indiana's public schools to teach creationism in science
classes to require that such courses include origin-of-life theories from multiple religions.
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 basketball tourney format to get second look
January 18, 2012
Associated PressA state Senate committee rejected an effort Wednesday to resurrect Indiana's single-class high school basketball tournament,
but the head of the statewide high school athletics governing body agreed to review the current format.
MoreJudge upholds Indiana school voucher law
January 13, 2012
Associated PressA Marion Superior Court judge affirmed Indiana's school voucher law on Friday, rejecting opponents' arguments that the largest
such program in the nation unconstitutionally uses public money to support religion.
MoreIndiana legislators consider basketball tourney bill
January 11, 2012
Associated PressThe Senate's education committee conducted a hearing Wednesday afternoon on a bill that would force a return of the state's
old single-class basketball tournament, along with provisions to block school districts from starting their academic year
before Labor Day and require the teaching of cursive writing.
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.
MoreVoucher experience positive for one local high school student
December 30, 2011
Franklin College News BureauDayana Vazquez-Buquer is among 3,919 students from low- to moderate-income Indiana families who qualified for an Indiana Choice
Scholarship this year. She praises the General Assembly for creating the voucher program.
MorePark Tudor land purchase puts stop to housing development
December 20, 2011
Tom HartonThe private school recently bought the 5.7 acres north of its campus that Dr. Bill Nunery, a local ophthalmologist, had planned
to develop into an upscale residential enclave known as Grace Hill.
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.
MoreWaltons give $1 million to Mind Trust charter incubator
December 16, 2011
J.K. WallThe $1 million grant from the Arkansas-based Walton Family Foundation will fund a team that will open its first charter school
in the 2013-2014 school year as part of what the group hopes will become a network of high-performing charter schools.
MoreAdvocates: Vouchers living up to expectations
December 14, 2011
Associated PressNearly 4,000 students who formerly attended public schools are receiving tax money to help pay the cost of private school
under Indiana's school voucher program, which is believed to be the nation's largest, officials say.
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.
MoreLilly Endowment gives $4.9M for teaching fellowships
December 14, 2011
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. is giving another big gift to help fund the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation,
which prepares career changers and college graduates to teach math, science, engineering and technology in rural and urban
schools.
MoreSides reach $150,000 deal in school-bullying lawsuit
December 7, 2011
Associated PressA former student at a central Indiana high school has agreed to a $150,000 settlement of her lawsuit claiming school officials
failed to stop bullying by a male classmate.
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.
MoreState school chiefs paid more than meets the eye
November 27, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's nearly 300 school superintendents are receiving more compensation than reported in their contracts, with extra payments
for benefits such as health insurance counting toward their overall salaries for pension purposes, a newspaper's investigation
has found.
MoreCentral Indiana district hires law firm to defend bus fee
November 22, 2011
Associated PressThe Franklin Township board voted 3-2 Monday night to fight a parent lawsuit aimed at forcing the district to restore free
school bus service.
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.
MoreUniversity education schools inflate grades, critics charge
November 19, 2011
J.K. WallNearly four of five students received A's in Indiana University education classes in 2010-2011, but education deans at IU
and other universities say grading is approached differently than in other schools, such as math.
MoreChristel House eyeing adult charter school
November 19, 2011
Scott OlsonLike Goodwill's program, it would cater to dropouts.
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My city lost population. My neighborhood lost population. I hope the trend continues. Urban/suburban/rural trends point to more affluent city centers, more Balkanized (economically) suburbs and a rural America of 'Great Camps' - retreats for the wealthy.
Irvington is up and coming much like Fountain Square. We would love to have something like this in our neighborhood!
Why do we care who has submitted proposals if we can't review the proposals? It's publicly owned land, but the public has zero say in what gets chosen to be built there. Yep, that sounds about right.
Perhaps May 21 is "Evangelical Day" over at the IBJ?
I don't know what's more depressing: that this passes for a defensible elective in a publicly funded SCIENCE class, or that more than half of the posters here are defending this charlatan. Intelligent design is creationism. Creationism is religion. Yes, we have freedom of religion, which deserves to be protected. Now someone kindly show Professor Hedin his freedom by escorting him over to the Religion department at BSU. Carry on.