Bill to hold back some 3rd-graders has steep cost
Indiana Senate Education Committee votes 8-3 to advance the bill, which now moves to the Senate Appropriation Committee.
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Indiana applies for $500M in federal schools grants
Indiana application for competitive grants includes aggressive proposals that could force out inefficient teachers and convert
struggling schools to charter schools.
ISTA wants schools to tap reserves, rainy day funds
State teachers union’s recommended approach differs sharply from spending cuts and salary freezes recommended by the Indiana
Board of Education.
State board offers districts guidelines for K-12 cuts
The Indiana State Board of Education is sending a checklist to school districts across the state that outlines options communities
should consider, including using fees to pay the costs of sports and other extracurricular activities.
City’s sole high school will keep Anderson name
The district’s school board voted 6-1 Tuesday night for a plan using the Anderson High School building for grades 10-12 starting
next fall. The Highland High School building will house grades 7-9.
State high school graduation rates keep rising
According to data released Friday by the Indiana Department of Education, 81.2 percent of Hoosier high school students scheduled
to graduate in 2009 did.
Board approves revamp of Indiana teacher licensing
The new rules are expected spur future teachers to spend more time learning subject matter and less time taking education
classes.
Indiana math, science teacher program to expand
Programs similar to the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship will begin this year in Ohio and Michigan and up to two
other states.
School foundations step up to pay for programs as funding dries up
The Washington Township Schools Foundation on the north side is among those that wants to raise money
for buildings and other high-cost needs.
Indiana schools will get budgets cut in January
Schools will lose about 3.5 percent of current state funding in 2010, starting with their January payment.
Proposal would make school start after Labor Day
A state senator from Carmel says he’ll file legislation that would prevent Indiana schools from starting classes before Labor
Day and ending after June 10.
PAYNE: How we can improve our ‘talent dividend’
We Hoosiers are starting to treat education with a sense of urgency and as something
worth achieving. This response to our city’s, state’s and country’s education crisis is reassuring, because the
stakes couldn’t be higher.
INDOT using federal funds to improve transportation options near schools
The Safe Routes to School program “aims to influence a new generation of healthy, sustainable travel
behavior,” says INDOT.
WIEGAND: School competition good for community
It’s vitally important to have innovative, competitive and successful
school options available to attract and retain middle-class families in the neighborhoods.
Indiana seeks $250M in stimulus cash for schools
The state has altered some education rules to get in line with the federal Department of Education’s $4 billion “Race to the
Top” grant program.
HICKS: Content expertise best basis for teacher licensing
At a time when we are desperate for science and math teachers, and when several big firms are laying off scientists, we should
be jumping at the chance to get them into the classroom.
Voters OK Hamilton Southeastern school-funding tax hike
Voters in the Hamilton Southeastern school district on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bump to their property taxes to provide
the growing system an extra $5.5 million in funding each year for the next seven years.
Indiana voters trending against schools in tax votes
Indiana voters seem willing to pay more in property taxes to help school districts cover operating costs. The results of last
week’s referendums, however, continue the trend against supporting plans for bigger, better schools during tough economic
times.
Education cuts could be coming, state schools chief says
Indiana’s school chief warned school superintendents Thursday that declining state revenues could force cuts in public education
spending, education officials said.
EDITORIAL: Tough love from taxpayers fed up with school spending
Across Indiana, in more than a dozen different school districts over the past year, taxpayers have sent a message to administrators:
We are no longer giving you a blank check.