State officials give top ratings to more Indiana schools
Compared to 2016, almost a quarter of schools improved by one or more letter grades in 2017, and about the same number saw grades drop. More than half of schools ended up with the same grade.
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UPDATE: Vendor wins $43M contract for Indiana’s ISTEP replacement
State officials have approved a three-year contract with the Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes for Research, picking it over four other bidders.
Lilly Endowments gives $26M to help school counseling efforts
Lilly said 30 of Indiana’s 92 counties will benefit from the grants, which range from $68,312 to $2.87 million each. Schools in Marion, Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks and Shelby counties were among the recipients.
Board votes to close online charter school in Indiana
The Hoosier Academy school board has voted to not renew the charter of its full-time online school after months of scrutiny from the state, dropping enrollment, and poor academic performance.
Former DWD chief used ex-colleagues to build key data tool
Steve Braun says Inquidia Consulting was uniquely qualified to help create the state’s groundbreaking “Demand Driven Workforce System,” which will influence how millions of dollars in training and education money is spent.
IPS chooses principals to help ‘reinvent’ remaining high schools
Indianapolis Public Schools went on a hiring spree Thursday, selecting principals for the four high schools that will remain open next fall and a new chief of staff.
Indiana lands $59 million for charter school expansion
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick said federal award will go to a minimum of 50 schools.
IPS tells teachers at remaining high schools they have to reapply for jobs
An administrator said the move was aimed at helping teachers "find the right fit,' but a union official called it "total disruption."
Principal of largest high school in IPS abruptly replaced
Julie Bakehorn, a prize-winning principal with a record of turning around schools, was replaced as head of Arsenal Technical High School this week.
Bus consultant leads school districts into ditch
At least three Indiana school districts that hired the startup firm True Consultant Service LLC to revamp bus routes ran into major problems when school began this summer, forcing administrators to apologize to parents and reverse course.
State superintendent pushing for mandatory kindergarten
Superintendent of Public Instruction McCormick said 7,000 eligible children in Indiana aren't enrolled in kindergarten.
ISTEP scores hold steady for third straight year
Indiana appears to have reached a new normal when it comes to ISTEP scores: For the third straight year, about half of the students taking the exam passed it.
Indiana school district seeking loan to prevent shutdown
Officials of an eastern Indiana school district say the system won't shut down despite predictions that it'll run out of money by the end of the year.
McCormick says school choice doesn’t mean ‘free for all’
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick was joined Saturday by the last two women to hold her position in a public forum where they discussed charter schools and vouchers.
IUPUI among those getting federal college prep grants
Members of Congress on Wednesday confirmed five-year grants to several universities, including IUPUI, which announced a $2.8 million grant.
Small school districts put students at a disadvantage, study says
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research on Monday released findings of a study showing that the size of a school corporation has a direct impact on student achievement.
Local high schools Howe, Manual get 3-year extensions
Charter Schools USA will maintain control of Howe and Manual High Schools for three more years—a move that means the schools will be spared from imminent closure.
Teachers could get $5,000 retention bonus to stay with IPS
Indianapolis Public Schools might pay teachers loyalty bonuses of up to $5,000 in a bid to keep educators from leaving this year as the district plans high school closings.
IPS strips school of teachers union as part of innovation transformation
Indianapolis Public Schools and union leaders disagree about how it happened, but the impact is clear. The school principal will be able to fire teachers more easily—and pay them thousands of dollars more than teachers at other IPS schools.
Hundreds of teachers to be displaced by IPS high school closing plan
The transition means a lot of changes are in store for the hundreds of educators who work at the schools slated to close—and those at the high schools that will launch career academies and take the influx of new students.