Rokita’s new ‘Eyes on Education’ portal prompts pushback from Indiana school officials
Multiple districts indicated they were not made aware of submissions to the public portal—and that many documents are out of date.
Multiple districts indicated they were not made aware of submissions to the public portal—and that many documents are out of date.
Senate Bill 270 clarifies language added in the last legislative session that led to two different interpretations of the law by Indianapolis Public Schools and the state.
Members of the Senate Committee on Education and Career Development advanced a heavily amended bill on Wednesday that in its original form would have referred more students to juvenile court.
In a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola.
Fabio De la Cruz said if his vision is realized and partners participate as he expects, the total investment in the area could reach $700 million to $1 billion.
The defendants face a combined 76 charges including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
The coalition’s efforts build on 2023 legislation that was designed to jumpstart a statewide modern youth apprenticeship model in Indiana.
A top GOP state senator wants to completely overhaul Indiana’s private school vouchers with a grant program that would allow all Hoosier families—regardless of income—to choose where their students get educated.
Senate Bill 1 would reinforce the state’s policy of holding back students who fail the state’s reading test, while also requiring schools to identify and give remediation to those who are at risk of not passing the exam.
Overall, child labor violations have more than tripled in the past 10 years, with violations in food service increasing almost sixfold, according to U.S. Labor Department data.
Lawmakers are already looking to make changes in a law they passed a year ago meant to boost apprenticeships and work-based learning opportunities.
Critics of the proposal maintain it limits free speech and conflates criticism of a foreign government with anti-Jewish rhetoric.
Just over 200 Indiana students received state funding for job training in the first year of the state’s Career Scholarship Accounts program.
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. is awarding $100 million to the Purdue Research Foundation, with half the money going toward construction of the Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business building on the West Lafayette campus and the rest to support the Purdue Computes initiative.
Legislative leaders say to expect a quieter session after several years of major curriculum changes affecting things like literacy, as well as divisive and high-profile bills about critical race theory and book bans.
Indiana’s House Republican caucus—70 strong—will prioritize legislation boosting retirement benefits for public employees and banning antisemitism in public educational institutions.
Most of the 125,000-plus fans who are expected downtown for the NBA All-Star Weekend Feb. 15-18 won’t be at the big game. But local residents and others without game tickets will still have plenty of opportunities to get in on the action.
The Genius School in Indianapolis has lost its bid for a charter from a second authorizer.
School communities are desperately trying to reduce chronically absent students, struggling with how to spend waning federal COVID relief dollars, implementing new “science of reading” laws, and waffling on how ChatGPT should (or should not) be a part of classrooms.
Brainard, 69, announced in September 2022 that he would not seek an eighth term. Sue Finkam, a Republican member of the Carmel City Council, will succeed him on Jan. 1.