Court delays hearing on Indiana school funding lawsuit
Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Franklin Township Schools and Middlebury Community Schools sued the state in February, claiming the school funding formula unfairly penalizes growing districts.
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Indiana’s average SAT scores drop slightly
Indiana’s combined score on the three portions of the exam was 1,482 out of a possible 2,400 points. Nationally, the average was 1,509.
13 Indiana companies, school systems get diesel funds
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management says a federal grant will help pay for retrofitting school buses, technology to reduce idling by tractor trucks, towboats and locomotives, and fuel-efficient tires and aerodynamic trim for tractors and trailers.
Indiana seeing education progress despite lean times
Indiana's top school official says more students are graduating high school and many schools have closed the achievement
gap between white students and their black peers despite lean funding.
Urban schools gather momentum in Indianapolis area
Resurgent Marion County districts are showing up affluent districts in improving student performance.
Heat wave could renew push for later school start
A mid-August heat wave that has left some students sweltering in classrooms without air conditioning could renew the push
for an Indiana law preventing schools from starting classes before Labor Day.
Assistant commissioner promoted to lead IHSAA
The IHSAA announced Friday that Bobby Cox would replace Blake Ress as commissioner in February when Ress retires after 10-1/2
years in the position.
Indiana adopts national core education standards
The Common Core State Standards are intended to replace education goals that vary wildly from state to state with a uniform
set of expectations. The standards have already been adopted by many states, with a majority expected to sign up soon.
UIndy forges relationships between schools and biz
Business leaders often criticize schools, but sometimes have little first-hand experiences with them.
Mind Trust education fund launches national network
The organization uses its money to lure national reform programs like Teach for America to the city and to fund education entrepreneurship fellows to launch innovative programs for schoolchildren in Indianapolis.
UPDATE: Irvington charter school finds new home
Under the agreement, Irvington Community School will lease the building from the city for 15 years at a cost of $1 annually.
Charter school moving to former Children’s Guardian Home
City leaders will officially announce Wednesday morning that Irvington Preparatory School will occupy the children's home,
which closed in June of last year. The school has signed a 15-year lease with the city.
Indiana’s second virtual charter school enrolling for fall
The Indiana Connections Academy Virtual Pilot School, financed with state education money and allowing students to work from
home, will serve about 280 children from around the state.
Education Roundtable hires former union lobbyist as director
Dan Clark will direct efforts to coordinate and align Indiana’s K-12 and postsecondary educational systems, as well
as work force agencies like the Department of Workforce Development.
State selects Marian to train turnaround leaders
The Indiana Department of Education has awarded Marian University a $500,000 contract to operate a Turnaround
Leadership Academy, designed to train school leaders who can lead rapid improvements at struggling schools.
Attorney general says schools can’t charge bus riders
The opinion presents a complication for districts like Franklin Township Schools on the south side of Indianapolis, which
had been counting on charging a bus fee of about $75 per rider beginning this fall.
State schools spend 58 percent in classrooms
The statewide average for the 2008-09 school year is similar to previous years but still trails the nationwide average by
5 percentage points, according to a budget official.
Lilly grant helps teachers learn new science curriculum
A $1.5 million grant the the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation will train Indiana science teachers in a new curriculum that helps
students learn through exploration and problem solving.
Report: Winning referendums takes campaign savvy
A new report says school superintendents who want voters to approve requests for additional district funding need to become
campaign savvy.
Mind Trust fills leadership positions
The Indianapolis-based not-for-profit has a new president and a vice president of strategic growth initiatives.