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Indiana 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.
MoreIPS hopes new high school attracts high-achievers
November 19, 2011
J.K. WallChristine Collier, the longtime leader of the Center for Inquiry elementary and middle schools, is designing a high school
within the Indianapolis Public Schools system that officials hope will draw students who now attend some of the highest-achieving
K-8 schools in the IPS system.
MoreCentral Indiana district plans to keep school-bus fee
November 17, 2011
Associated PressLeaders of the Franklin Township district in suburban Indianapolis say they don't intend to restore free school-bus service
unless courts order them to do so.
MoreArea school district claims fraud by ex-superintendent
November 16, 2011
Associated PressThe lawsuit filed in Marion County court by the Wayne Township school district says Terry Thompson deceived school board members
into approving more salary and compensation than he knew they would approve in contract negotiations.
MoreCivic leaders urge Ballard to tackle woes facing urban core
November 12, 2011
Francesca JaroszCommunity leaders are coalescing around a three-prong strategy to attract residents and capital to neighborhoods from just
outside downtown to the borders of Interstate 465. It’s not yet clear whether all the initiatives will have the full
support of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.
MoreLilly Endowment gives $3.5M to Mind Trust
November 11, 2011
The money is to be used to expand Teach For America and The New Teacher Project, which train new teachers for high-need schools.
MoreIndiana voucher program leads to reverse transfers
November 9, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's new school voucher law has prompted some parents to pull their children out of private schools and put them
in public schools for a year so that they can become eligible for the state-funded program.
MoreNearly 4,000 students seek private-school vouchers
November 3, 2011
J.K. WallThe program, which gives Hoosier students an average of $4,500 from the state to apply toward private-school tuition, was
created this year by the Indiana General Assembly. More than 250 private schools have been approved to accept the vouchers.
MoreIndiana school district that ended bus routes faces lawsuit
November 2, 2011
Associated PressAn Indianapolis parent is suing Franklin Township schools over its decision to stop running school buses. The district this
summer sold its buses to an education cooperative that now charges for transportation.
MoreIndy Schools chief demands charter investigation
October 24, 2011
Associated PressThe Indianapolis Public Schools superintendent wants the state to investigate charter schools that he claims break federal
and state laws by turning away homeless and disabled students, a charge the president of the Indiana Public Charter Schools
Association denies.
MoreTeachers sue 3 Indiana school districts, seek raises
October 21, 2011
Associated PressThe dispute, which includes schools in Noblesville, stems from changes passed by the Legislature earlier this year limiting
collective bargaining agreements between local districts and teachers' unions.
MoreGates Foundation gift aids Mind Trust initiative
October 14, 2011
IBJ StaffGrant for $500,000 will go toward use of technology to personalize learning.
MoreLawrence Township school district buildings in play
October 11, 2011
Tom HartonThe district is beginning an evaluation that could result in three buildings being sold and part of another being renovated
for private-sector tenants.
MoreMind Trust to spawn chains of charter schools
October 8, 2011
J.K. WallThe local not-for-profit is launching a program this month that will dole out million-dollar grants to teams of education
entrepreneurs to help them start local chains of charters.
MoreIndiana schools chief says he has fences to mend
October 5, 2011
Associated PressSuperintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said during a Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce forum on Tuesday that
he understands the changes he has advocated make many teachers and other uncomfortable.
MoreIPS losing ground as state's biggest school district
September 20, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndiana's two largest school districts both say they've seen small enrollment drops, with No. 2 Fort Wayne Community
Schools inching closer in size to No. 1 Indianapolis Public Schools.
MoreEducation not-for-profit moving to city, plans to add 44 jobs
September 16, 2011
Project Lead the Way Inc., a New York-based provider of education curricular programs for middle and high schools, will move
its headquarters to Indianapolis and plans to add 44 jobs by 2014.
MoreNational, state SAT scores tumble as participation rises
September 14, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressAverage scores dropped in the United States and in Indiana, where a record number of students took the college-assessment
test.
MoreIndiana schools chief lauds overhaul in annual speech
September 13, 2011
Associated PressIndiana Schools Superintendent Tony Bennett used his second annual assessment of the state's education system to promote
a sweeping overhaul approved this year.
MoreNew owners aim for big profit after buying IPS school on the cheap
September 6, 2011
Cory SchoutenThe buyers of former IPS School 64 stand to make hundreds of thousands of dollars if they manage to flip the property they
bought for just $20,000.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!