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School on Wheels wants dozens of volunteers
August 6, 2011
IBJ StaffThe organization provides tutoring to students in area homeless shelters.
MoreIndiana 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.
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.
MoreCritics knock school superintendent pay-cap idea
July 29, 2011
Associated PressThe suggestion that Indiana lawmakers impose a limit on the pay for school district superintendents doesn't seem to have
much support.
MoreISTA says new teacher contract forms violate state law
July 26, 2011
Associated PressThe Indiana State Teachers Association is asking a judge to block state education officials from putting new teacher contract
forms for the 2011-2012 school year into use.
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.
MoreSkillman gives $1M to Center Grove schools
July 20, 2011
Scott OlsonIn exchange for donating $1 million to Center Grove schools so athletes don't have to pay a new participation fee, local auto
dealer Ray Skillman gets to post advertising signs on several athletic facilities, scoreboards and concession stands.
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.
MoreUPDATE: Teachers, others sue over school voucher law
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.
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.
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.
MoreDWYER: Hiring costs can be sliced when industry cooperates
June 11, 2011
Steve DwyerManufacturers and distributors often avoid existing training programs.
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.
MoreBallard to ask for control of IPS schools facing state takeover
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.”
MoreISTEP breaches spur closer look at testing
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.
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.
MoreGrowing school districts drop funding lawsuit
May 12, 2011
Associated PressThree Indiana school districts, including Hamilton Southeastern and Franklin Township, are dropping a lawsuit against the
state that claimed the method for distributing school funding treated growing districts unfairly.
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