Indiana Supreme Court to hear voucher arguments
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether the nation's largest school voucher program violates the state constitution.
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Fort Wayne school district surges by IPS in enrollment
Enrollment in Fort Wayne Community Schools is projected to surpass enrollment in Indianapolis Public Schools, making it Indiana's largest school district.
Pence releases education plan light on detail
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence said Friday he'll push forward with changes to Indiana's education system started under Gov. Mitch Daniels in a quietly rolled out education plan that supports expanding the state's school voucher program and improving performance of teachers and students.
Grant takes Conner Prairie to frontier of science education
Conner Prairie Interactive History Park has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, to find ways to encourage history museums to incorporate the often unpopular and intimidating fields of science, technology, engineering and math into their offerings.
Fairbanks awards $1.6M to local Teach for America
The Indianapolis-based Fairbanks foundation will award the funds over three years to help Teach for America recruit and train teachers to teach in the city’s public school system.
Indiana voucher program sees growing enrollment
School voucher advocates are pushing to get as many Indiana children as possible into the state's burgeoning program that helps pay private school tuition. The application deadline is Friday.
Teacher evaluation rule to tax principals’ time
Indiana school principals will begin evaluating all teachers this year under a 2011 law that ties teacher performance to merit pay. But the new responsibilities are sparking worries that administrators will be stretched too thin.
Education veteran predicts decade of drastic change
New laws, new technology and a new era of flat funding will bring more change to Indiana’s public schools in the next decade than occurred in the past century, predicts David Dresslar, a former school superintendent who is now executive director of the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning at the University of Indianapolis.
Indiana public schools wage unusual ad campaign
Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door-to-door in an unusual marketing campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation's largest voucher program doubles in size.
Veteran educator running against Bennett for state post
Glenda Ritz’ opposition to pass-fail tests is fueling her campaign to unseat Tony Bennett as Indiana’s education czar.
State schools chief’s mentor taught him to ruffle feathers to improve education
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett credits retired education professor John Moody with inspiring much of the reform agenda he has pushed over the past four years.
Judge backs mayor’s decision to revoke school’s charter
The Project School in Indianapolis has lost a court battle to remain open after a judge denied an injunction challenging Mayor Greg Ballard's decision to revoke the school’s charter.
Indiana lawmaker seeks to close voucher law loophole
A state lawmaker plans to sponsor a bill seeking to close a loophole that bars the children of some military families from taking part in Indiana's school voucher program.
Charter school lands more time in fight against closure
The Project School was granted a court hearing and restraining order Tuesday in its fight against Mayor Greg Ballard’s plan to revoke its charter. Ballard, though, emphasized his decision by issuing a “final notice of charter revocation.”
Private schools with vouchers saw slight drop in test scores
Private Indiana schools that accepted students from low- to middle-income families using state-funded vouchers last year experienced a small drop in their passing rates on the state's ISTEP test this year, a newspaper's analysis of test scores shows.
Gregg calls for early child education program
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg said he wants the state to begin educating students before kindergarten.
Ballard moves to shut down The Project School
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard announced Tuesday evening that he intends to revoke the charter that gives The Project School the authority to operate. Ballard cited poor test scores and “recently discovered financial problems.”
ISTEP+ gains come amid increasing accountability
Indiana students made improvements across the board on the state's standardized test this year amid a push for more school accountability and the first state takeovers of failing schools.
Indiana students do slightly better on ISTEP tests
Scores released Tuesday by the state education department show that of the 500,000 students taking the standardized tests, 71 percent passed both the language arts and math sections. That's up one percentage point from last year.
Bennett to release annual school test scores
Indiana Schools Superintendent Tony Bennett is rolling out the latest statewide school test scores.