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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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September 20, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether the nation's largest school voucher program violates the state constitution.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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August 18, 2012
Scott OlsonGlenda Ritz' opposition to pass-fail tests is fueling her campaign to unseat Tony Bennett as Indiana's education czar.
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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.
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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.
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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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June 29, 2012
Associated PressAn Indianapolis school district said Friday it suspended five teachers and another resigned amid an investigation into cheating
on a state standardized biology exam at one of Indiana's largest high schools.
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June 21, 2012
J.K. WallSix months after the Mind Trust released its plan to reform Indianapolis Public Schools, researchers at Indiana University
now say the plan rests on experiments in other cities that led to greater inequity among students and did not produce dramatic
academic gains.
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June 6, 2012
Associated PressAn architect is proposing a study for finding a new use for Anderson's closed Wigwam gymnasium, possibly turning it into
a convention center.
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June 2, 2012
J.K. WallThree "blended learning" educational organizations have been approved to open 19 charter schools here that combine online
technology and face-to-face instruction. The strategy allows schools to save money by employing fewer teachers, yet also can
produce impressive student results.
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May 30, 2012
Associated PressGary Community Schools Superintendent Myrtle Campbell said the district needs to cut $11 million from its budget, and personnel
is the biggest part of its spending.
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May 24, 2012
Associated PressLeaders of an Indianapolis school district said they're preparing a report for state officials into the possible disclosure
of student assessment test questions by teachers at one of the state's largest high schools.
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May 23, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's largest school district is planning to lay off 163 workers, including 94 teachers, largely because of the state
takeover of four schools starting this fall.
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May 17, 2012
J.K. WallThe proposed cuts represent about 5 percent of Indianapolis Public Schools' current budget. IPS Superintendent Eugene White
will detail his spending-reduction plan on May 24 at the IPS’ central office building.
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May 7, 2012
Scott OlsonZionsville's school district is asking taxpayers to address a $2.5 million budget shortfall. Meanwhile, in Johnson County,
voters will consider whether to help finance a $30 million project that includes the construction of a 70,000-square-foot
library.
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May 1, 2012
Associated PressThe planned layoff of about 80 teachers by Indianapolis Public Schools will be among the first under a new state law that
allows teacher performance to be considered in deciding who will be let go.
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April 28, 2012
J.K. WallSuperintendent Scott Robison informally recommended in March that the school system take a pass on the new funding because
it still does not fully cover the costs required to expand its kindergarten program from half days to full days.
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April 21, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Public Schools chief Eugene White projected a defiant tilt toward the status quo.
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Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.