KATTERJOHN: Where’s Mr. Wizard? We need him
We don’t have enough kids interested in science and math
who will grow into the kind of skilled employees Indiana will need in the future.
K-12
Articles
Hoosier Academies leads chase for virtual charter schools
Hoosier Academies is the leading candidate to operate a controversial virtual charter school pilot program authorized last
month by the Legislature.
Below-average test scores raise questions about elementary teachers, colleges
Students going into and out of Indiana’s teacher education programs tend to score below average on standardized test scores.
And national data indicate the gap is entirely attributable to those headed into elementary education.
Law grants teachers immunity from civil suits
Educators widely support a new state law that gives teachers immunity from civil lawsuits for trying to discipline students.
But opponents of corporal punishment are giving it a frosty reception, fearing Indiana students could be subjected to more
paddling without legal recourse.
Pay for diplomas is smart incentive
Incentives have long been used as an effective tool in business to improve employee performance. But can a concept that helps
companies motivate workers also work in public education?
‘Fellows’ make career change to teaching math and science
A new scholarship to promote teaching math and science in “high-need” schools was awarded to . 59 recipients, and most of them are changing professions to become teachers.
Bennett draws up education game plan
Indiana’s superintendent of public instruction stresses reading, math and competition.
Column on education spoke the truth
Education is empowermentâ??not just for the community but for the individual.
Indiana Public worker, teacher funds have lost $8B in 15 months
The state’s two biggest pension funds are poised to combine into one Indiana Public Retirement System, with a single executive
director and board.
School makes move into historic Lockerbie building
The private Todd Academy plans to move into a historic building at the northwest corner of East and New York streets in Lockerbie
Square.
DeHaan’s Christel House plots high school, foreign growth
Christel House Academy, a K-8 charter school, launched a campaign this year to raise money for a $5 million high school, with classes starting in the 2010-2011 school year.
Project plants seeds of academic success
United Way is spending $114,000 to bring Project Seed, a program with specially trained math experts, to 11 Indianapolis Public Schools.
Pitching manufacturing careers a challenge amid slump
The message that Steve Dwyer, recently retired chief operating officer of Rolls-Royce North America, is taking to central
Indiana educators is that they still need to train students for careers in manufacturing.
Charter school study likely to stoke legislative debate
A state-funded study of Indiana’s charter schools has found that “no practical difference” exists between the alternative
schools and traditional public schools.
Lawrence Township School Foundation
The mission of the Lawrence Township School Foundation is to encourage and support creativity, innovation and excellence that
enhances the educational community of the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township.
Health reform network crumbles without Rooney
The state’s Dec. 1 takeover of Medical Savings Insurance Co. marks the formal crumbling of J. Patrick Rooney’s network of
health care reform efforts.
Auto industry requires unparalleled effort
While America’s auto industry is being transformed to become efficient and environmentally conscious, put laid off auto employees
to work educating students.
Indiana’s new superintendent of public instruction ready to tackle challenges
Tony Bennett, Indiana’s new superintendent of public instruction, says his priorities include restoring discipline to the
classroom, recruiting topnotch teachers and adequately compensating
them, increasing the percentage of education dollars spent directly on instruction, and reducing regulations so schools can
focus more on student instruction.
NFP of NOTE: Indiana Council for Economic Education
The Indiana Council for Economic Education is a nonprofit, working to increase economic literacy throughout Indiana.
3-class basketball is the right answer
Instead of four classes, the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association has been surveying member schools
to see if they support or oppose going to three classes instead of four.