Forty percent of school districts to see no funding increase
Lawmakers overall increased school funding 2 percent next year and 1 percent the following year. But shifts in how that money is awarded mean some districts actually might see decreases.
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Interest in Westfield schools’ land not paying off … yet
Westfield Washington Schools likely will hold onto 14 acres of high-profile property at the corner of U.S. 31 and State Road 32—at least until offers for the land improve.
Fort Wayne schools want 3rd party to review ISTEP
Indiana's largest school district says it won't accept results of this year's standardized testing until an independent third party validates the scores.
Lilly Endowment’s $3.4M grant to bring more teachers to Indy
Indianapolis-based education reform group The Mind Trust will use the grant to help support teacher recruitment and training programs such as Teach for America.
Ball State: 5 revoked charter schools lose appeals
Ball State University has closed the books on its January decision to pull its sponsorship of seven academically struggling Indiana charter schools.
Indianapolis schools encounter more ISTEP glitches
Indianapolis students trying to complete standardized tests that already have been delayed by technical issues have encountered more problems.
‘Pause’ on Common Core leaves teachers in limbo
Lawmakers voted last month to delay full implementation of the academic standards to allow time to study the potential costs of implementing or abandoning the standards and hold public meetings.
Pence signs Indiana voucher expansion bill
Gov. Mike Pence visited Calvary Christian School on the south side of Indianapolis on Thursday to sign the plan that will make more children eligible for vouchers.
New rules allow home-schoolers to join public school teams
Some home-schooled students will be eligible to join sports teams at their local public schools under new rules adopted by the Indiana High School Athletic Association.
ISTEP testing continues after early-week problems
The state Department of Education has asked schools for a second straight day to reduce the number of students taking the test by half to avoid more problems.
Indiana resumes ISTEP testing after 2 days of delays
The Indiana Department of Education said the administration of the ISTEP+ exams’ online portion resumed Wednesday morning, but schools are being asked to decrease their daily test load to 50 percent of normal levels until further notice.
Indiana ISTEP testing to resume, but at half the test load
Required standardized tests for Indiana students will resume Wednesday after two days of computer glitches, but state officials asked schools to cut their normal test loads by half to avoid more problems.
Schools face ISTEP+ problems for 2nd straight day
School districts trying to administer Indiana’s required standardized test encountered new problems Tuesday that forced the state to suspend testing for a second straight day. The problems brought a hailstorm of complaints.
Fate of new Indiana school standards unclear
A legislative plan that would "pause" Indiana's adoption of a national set of reading and math education standards has the backing of Republican Gov. Mike Pence, although many questions surround what that step would mean for the state's classrooms.
Glitches halt online ISTEP testing for Indiana schools
School districts across the state suspended the first day of ISTEP+ online testing Monday because of computer issues. IPS is reporting more problems Tuesday.
Indiana State Teachers Association elects new leader
Teresa Meredith, an elementary teacher from Shelbyville, has been elected president of the Indiana State Teachers Association, replacing long-time leader Nate Schnellenberger.
Voucher expansion awaits governor’s signature
Indiana lawmakers have approved an expansion of the nation's broadest private school voucher program that will allow more children to be immediately eligible.
Bill would delay new Indiana school standards
Indiana legislators prepared a compromise bill Thursday that would suspend implementation of a national set of reading and math education standards for a year while new state reviews are done.
Indiana lawmakers approve looser superintendent rules
School district superintendents would no longer have to hold an Indiana superintendent's or teacher's license under a proposal that won final legislative approval on Monday.
Revoked charters could be forgiven $12M in loans
Seven schools whose charters were revoked by Ball State University in January would be absolved of payments along with another school which did not seek to renew its charter.