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Pence signs Indiana voucher expansion bill
May 9, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence visited Calvary Christian School on the south side of Indianapolis on Thursday to sign the plan that will
make more children eligible for vouchers.
MoreVoucher expansion awaits governor's signature
April 27, 2013
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers have approved an expansion of the nation's broadest private school voucher program that will allow more
children to be immediately eligible.
MoreLawmakers draw close on limited voucher-expansion plan
April 18, 2013
Associated PressLegislators are hammering out a modest expansion of the state's school voucher program following a meeting of House and Senate
lawmakers.
MoreFiscal tug-of-war stalls Indiana voucher expansion
April 11, 2013
Associated PressA plan to make vouchers more widely available to families has met a roadblock: So despite the momentum, lawmakers say they
want more time to look at the voucher program approved two years ago.
MoreLimited school voucher expansion approved by Senate
April 10, 2013
Associated PressThe Senate proposal would allow siblings of students already receiving vouchers to qualify for the program, raise the value
of each voucher by $200 and eliminate a one-year waiting period in public schools for students who attend "failing"
schools.
MoreIndiana Supreme Court upholds school voucher program
March 26, 2013
Associated PressIn a 5-0 vote, the justices rejected claims that the law primarily benefited religious institutions that run private schools.
The decision paves the way for a possible expansion of the program.
MoreLooser Indiana school voucher rules face questions
March 15, 2013
Associated PressThe fate of a proposal to expand Indiana's private school voucher program by making kindergartners and some other students
immediately eligible could come down to something that no one seems to know — how much it will cost.
MoreRally backs Indiana charter school, voucher programs
March 11, 2013
Associated PressSupporters of Indiana's charter schools and private school vouchers packed a Statehouse corridor with hundreds of children
from those schools for a rally Monday as they backed expansion of those programs.
MoreIndiana House backs school voucher expansion
February 21, 2013
Associated PressKindergartners and some other students in Indiana would be immediately eligible for the state's private school voucher
program under an expansion plan the House approved Thursday.
MoreGovernor, Indiana House GOP seek vouchers, pre-K aid
January 17, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence and top Republican legislators plan to barrel ahead this year with the "freight train" of education
changes sought by Indiana's former governor, including proposals to expand school vouchers and use private money to send
children to preschool.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MoreBoard's ruling puts Fall Creek home sites back on market
July 7, 2012
Cory SchoutenBuyers have quickly snapped up two home sites and the city might sell seven more on a stretch of Broadway Street where The
Oaks Academy had hoped to build a soccer field.
MorePolitical, legal fights emerge over school vouchers
April 8, 2012
Associated PressFor all the arguments in favor of school vouchers, there are opponents who say vouchers erode public schools by taking away
money, violate the separation of church and state by giving public dollars to religious-based private schools, and aren't
a proven way to improve test scores.
MorePrivate schools raking in cash thanks to 2011 reform law
April 7, 2012
J.K. WallA generally overlooked part of the 2011 education reform package makes it clear donors to private schools can target their
gifts to specific schools, a move that seems to have unleashed the tax credit’s full potential by helping private schools
line up more donations.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
MoreJudge denies request to block state voucher program
August 15, 2011
Associated PressA judge Monday declined to halt Indiana's broad new school voucher program, saying the law was "religion-neutral"
and likely to be upheld.
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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.