Indiana eyes waivers from No Child Left Behind law
The state expects to seek a waiver that could release local districts from being labeled failures even if students show progress.
The state expects to seek a waiver that could release local districts from being labeled failures even if students show progress.
Gov. Mitch Daniels said precautions were taken before the storm, but no one could have foreseen such a strong gust focused in one place.
The law that took effect July 1 states that "public assistance" for postsecondary education is only available to U.S. residents or "qualified aliens."
Fair organizers plan to reopen Monday with a memorial service for the victims.
Strong winds caused the stage rigging for an outdoor concert to collapse, trapping fans.
A rebound in retail sales in July helped the stock market push higher Friday. The week has been marked by seesaw trading.
A strong report on retail sales in July helped send U.S. stocks higher early Friday after a week of record-setting losses and gains on Wall Street.
Marion Superior Court Judge Michael Keele said he would rule early next week on a request from a group of teachers and religious leaders backed by the Indiana State Teachers Association to issue a preliminary injunction keeping the law from taking effect.
Experts say Indiana farmers won't produce as much corn and soybeans as they had hoped for a second straight year.
Wall Street's wildest week since 2008 continued with another 500-plus point move for the Dow on Thursday.
The company that owns Indiana's Hoosier Park casino and horse track expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection in the coming months with about two-thirds less debt.
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week below 400,000 for the first time in four months, a sign that the job market may be improving again slowly after a recent slump.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 519 points, or 4.6 percent, to close at 10,719.94 on Wednesday, wiping out the 429-point gain from Tuesday.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 413 points, or 3.7 percent, to 10,827, in morning trading Wednesday. That erased nearly all of its 429-point gain from Tuesday, when the Federal Reserve pledged to keep its key interest rate at nearly zero into 2013.
The domestic-violence organization chose Melissa Pershing, an attorney with not-for-profit experience in Indiana, North Carolina and Alabama.
Carmel-based used and salvaged vehicle auctioneer KAR Auction Services, Inc. said it lost $14.3 million in the second quarter due to the early payoff of debt.
Indiana's 142-mile extension of Interstate 69 between Indianapolis and Evansville will siphon hundreds of millions of dollars away from other road and bridge projects in coming years, according to a report from an environmental group.
The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that it will likely keep interest rates at record lows for the next two years after acknowledging that the economy is weaker than it had thought and faces increasing risks.
The Department of Education began accepting applications to its broad-sweeping new school voucher program a month ago. Since then, 2,230 students have been accepted into the program
State gaming commission records show that admissions at Indiana's 11 full casinos dropped about 3 percent through the first six months of this year when compared to 2010.