National, state SAT scores tumble as participation rises
Average scores dropped in the United States and in Indiana, where a record number of students took the college-assessment test.
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Indiana schools chief lauds overhaul in annual speech
Indiana Schools Superintendent Tony Bennett used his second annual assessment of the state's education system to promote a sweeping overhaul approved this year.
Education board members ask Ritz to drop lawsuit
Four members of the State Board of Education have asked Superintendent Glenda Ritz to drop a lawsuit she filed accusing them of taking secret, illegal action.
State schools chief says nearly half of vouchers remain
Superintendent Tony Bennett says most of the students receiving vouchers come from households whose incomes qualify the students for free or reduced lunches and breakfasts.
New owners aim for big profit after buying IPS school on the cheap
The buyers of former IPS School 64 stand to make hundreds of thousands of dollars if they manage to flip the property they bought for just $20,000.
Indiana Board of Education OKs takeovers of 5 schools
Private companies will take over five public schools that a state official called in "various stages of dire situations" after the State Board of Education made the recommendation Monday because of poor classroom performance.
Vouchers prompt thousands to change schools
Weeks after Indiana began the nation's broadest school voucher program, thousands of students have transferred from public to private schools, causing a spike in enrollment at some Catholic institutions that were only recently on the brink of closing for lack of pupils.
Bennett endorses private operators for 4 IPS schools
Indiana's public schools chief wants two outside organizations to take over operation of four troubled Indianapolis schools.
Goodwill to open two more Excel centers
The schools, which help high-school dropouts earn their diplomas and start to receive post-secondary training, plan to enroll 300 students near the Indiana State Fairgrounds and 150 near the airport.
Judge blocks Indiana-mandated contracts for teachers
A judge on Wednesday blocked the Indiana Department of Education from using new teacher contract forms that would have allowed school districts to change the hours or days that teachers work without adjusting their pay.
Test scores, attitudes improving at Indianapolis magnet school
High expectations set tone for Indianapolis Public School’s Harshman Middle School overhaul.
Education battle unleashed torrents of money in Indiana
Education reformers dramatically outspent opponents on lobbying, advertising and grass-roots campaigning during the past legislative session.
Indiana grads increase score on college entrance test
A report released Wednesday says the average ACT score for Indiana's 2011 high school graduates was 21.2, compared with 21.1 nationally. Indiana averaged 21.1 last year and 21.0 in 2009.
Judge denies request to block state voucher program
A judge Monday declined to halt Indiana's broad new school voucher program, saying the law was "religion-neutral" and likely to be upheld.
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.
Judge weighs request to block Indiana voucher program
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.
Indiana voucher program sees 2,200 students enlist
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
School on Wheels wants dozens of volunteers
The organization provides tutoring to students in area homeless shelters.
Indiana schools chief suggests grades for districts
Indiana's public education chief wants to start giving school districts letter grades on an A-to-F scale to hold them accountable for how their schools perform.
Critics knock school superintendent pay-cap idea
The suggestion that Indiana lawmakers impose a limit on the pay for school district superintendents doesn't seem to have much support.