Panel OKs bill linking student tests, teacher pay
Teacher pay would be linked to student performance under a merit pay bill that has cleared an Indiana House committee.
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Teacher pay would be linked to student performance under a merit pay bill that has cleared an Indiana House committee.
April 16
Big Car Gallery
Whether it’s an inadvertently creepy “Rap Rat” video game from Australia, awkward Jazzercise videos, or gruesome job-safety videos, the contents of the Found Footage Festival is like nothing you’ve ever seen. Unless, of course, you inadvertently purchased an Australian video game, tried to Jazzercise those excess pounds away, or had to get extra forklift training. The latest batch of discoveries comes to Big Car Gallery for some intentional unintentional hilarity. Details here.
April 15-16
The Jazz Kitchen/Athenaeum
Five finalists—including Indianapolis’ own Zach Lapidus—have been competing for $50,000 in prize money in events that span the season. This weekend, they come together, starting with two sets (each with different repertoire) at the Jazz Kitchen on Friday and a final performance of commissioned work with the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra at the Athenaeum on Saturday. Details here.
April 16-17
Indiana Landmarks Center
Show me a new performance and I’ll see a new performance. Show me a new venue and, ideally, I’ll see a lifetime of performances. Earlier in the year, we saw the opening of Carmel’s Palladium.
And, on a different scale, this weekend marks the debut of Indiana Landmarks Center. The former sanctuary and auditorium of the building at 12th Street and Central Avenue has been transformed into the 400-seat Grand Hall and the flexible 250-seat Cook Theatre. Available for bookings, the facility’s upcoming programming is likely to be announced a performance at a time. This weekend, though, offers an impressive pair of openers.
On April 16, John Mellencamp will offer a short set to get things rolling, followed by Charles Webb on the pipe organ (there’s a double bill you weren’t expecting). On April 17, free tours will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with musical guests and family activities sprinkled in. That evening, paid ticket-holders can hear Sylvia McNair and the Landmark Trio and dine at culinary stations throughout the building. Details here.
In Indiana, women working full time are paid an average of $31,762 per year while men earn an average of $43,631 annually, U.S. Census Bureau statistics show.
The Plainfield Town Council has agreed to spend $500,000 over the next five years to help Vincennes University create the VU Logistics Training and Education Center, the college announced Tuesday.
Subaru of America is halting production on one of its Lafayette plant's production lines for four days due to a parts shortage caused by Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
A not-for-profit public trust that wants to buy Indianapolis' water and sewer utilities has agreed to document all of the savings it says the $1.9 billion deal would create. State regulators still must approve the transaction.
Physicians, dentists, nurses, veterinarians, pharmacists and other medical workers would have to undergo a criminal background check when applying for a new state license under a bill approved Tuesday by an Indiana House committee.
The Indiana Senate has approved Gov. Mitch Daniels' proposal aimed at expanding charter schools, marking the first piece of the governor's sweeping education agenda to clear both the House and Senate.
Daniels had made revamping of the criminal sentencing laws one of his top priorities for this year's legislative session, but lawmakers handling the bill said Tuesday they hadn't been able to reach a compromise and didn't expect more action before the General Assembly's April 29 adjournment deadline.
Municipal bond manager Josh Gonze of Thornburg Investment Management in Santa Fe, N.M., picked the $80 million bond on Carmel's Palladium concert hall as one of the six best in the nation.
Supermarket News, citing unnamed industry sources, reported late Tuesday that former Price Chopper executive vice president Joseph Kelley would replace Frank Lazaran, who has been CEO of Marsh Supermarkets since 2006.
Butler University junior guard Shelvin Mack will declare for the NBA draft, but not hire an agent, keeping his college eligibility as he considers his options.
The man accused of killing a popular Indianapolis musician made his first court appearance Tuesday. Prosecutors say Allen Parker confessed to killing John Austin Butsch last Thursday. Butsch was found dead inside his Woodruff Place home after a neighbor noticed his front door was open and called police. Parker was in court for an initial hearing to face charges of murder, criminal confinement and robbery. Detectives say Butsch evicted Parker, and they believe Parker killed him in revenge.
Major changes are coming to Marion County’s storm sirens this summer. Starting in July, the warning sirens will be sounded during tornado warnings from the National Weather Service but no longer during a tornado watch unless a public safety officer spots a tornado or after there have been confirmed reports of imminent life-threatening conditions. Officials said they will also go high-tech with warnings, sending out alerts to cell phones and landlines.
Indianapolis police have arrested four people, including a convicted child molester, as part of an alleged baby-selling scheme. According to investigators, Michael Overby, 57, who was convicted of child molestion in 1984, and his sister-in-law, Debbie Overby, 50, tried to purchase a baby from Rose Faucett, 36, and Phillip Hester, 58. Faucett has a history of prostitution, police say. Michael Overby falsely signed a paternity affidavit at Wishard Hospital, claiming to be the baby's biological father, according to police. All four face charges of neglecting a dependent and child selling, and more charges could be filed.
The Carmel-based life and health insurer more than doubled CEO Jim Prieur’s compensation, and also gave increases ranging from 44 percent to 89 percent to other top executives.
Instead of individually notifying the 5,400 investors that Tim Durham and two business partners are accused of defrauding, prosecutors want to keep them apprised of court proceedings through websites and an automated call center.
Indianapolis oil-refiner Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP intends to sell $375 million in senior notes to pay off existing debt.