Editorial: Retention isn’t ideal, but it’s a tool to attack reading problem
State data shows that nearly 1 in 5 third-graders doesn’t pass the state’s reading exam.
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State data shows that nearly 1 in 5 third-graders doesn’t pass the state’s reading exam.
Community leaders are determined to give the people who live in the region an opportunity to participate.
Attracting and retaining entrepreneurs becomes possible with every measure we take to enhance our culture and identity as a city.
Allocating as little as 5% of state contracts and 5% of workforce development funding to advance entrepreneurship can dramatically enhance the trajectories of new and young businesses.
IBJ spoke this week with IMS President Doug Boles about how ticket sales are going for the Indy 500, whether a return of Formula One is on the horizon and Roger Penkse’s continued investment in the track.
Community leaders say the 600-seat entertainment venue along U.S. 40, set to open March 9, will make Plainfield a popular regional destination.
A ransomware gang once thought to have been crippled by law enforcement has snarled prescription processing for millions of Americans over the past week, forcing some to choose between paying prices hundreds or thousands of dollars above their usual insurance-adjusted rates or going without lifesaving medicine.
Senate Bill 146 calls for lowering the minimum age of a teenager serving alcohol from 19 to 18, so long as the teen has a supervisor over the age of 21.
The not-for-profit option was at odds with the will of Kinsey’s faculty, staff and students who say that the move would significantly weaken the world-renowned institute by separating it from its library and collections and the university structure.
Indiana senators gave final approval Thursday for a literacy overhaul bill that will require reading-deficient third graders to be held back a year in school.
Senators also approved legislation prioritizing “intellectual diversity” in higher education institutions, alongside controversial election security and cosmetology bills. But they encountered a stumbling block on a prison proposal.
The 24-year-old Mexican driver is entering his fifth full season in IndyCar, all with Arrow McLaren, and late last year was named McLaren’s reserve driver for its Formula 1 team.
Megan Vukusich, who previously worked in city planning in Fishers, said one of her priorities will be creating a resiliency strategy for the Indianapolis downtown.
Dwellane, founded by a longtime Indianapolis real estate agent, offers a website where users can both search for local homes and learn about the neighborhoods in which those homes are located.
The bill’s Republican sponsor state Sen. Mike Gaskill called it a “commonsense bill” that adds protections against fraud, but voting advocates have blasted the changes as new hurdles for people seeking to legally cast their ballots.
Construction on the landmark could last up to two years, according to the city. It’s part of a $200 million redevelopment of the entire block, after which the City Market itself will reopen under a private operator.
About 100 people showed up to the hearing Thursday at the City-County Building for what’s become a contentious fight between school choice advocates and traditional public school supporters.
The newcomer program, which the district launched in 2016, currently serves 232 students in grades 7-10 who have been in the United States for one year or less and don’t attain a certain score on an English proficiency exam.