Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Friday said the federal government has “no business” in mandating bathroom policy at public schools. But state superintendent Glenda Ritz rallied behind the guidelines.
The leader of a new state panel says the committee will be doing a deep analysis to recommend a replacement for Indiana's unpopular ISTEP student exam.
Indiana will get its first look this summer at a new $3.9 million data system that aims to help the public and state agencies better plan and make decisions about education and jobs. But the “Indiana Network of Knowledge,” or INK, lacks long-term funding.
Just a week after the Indianapolis Public Schools board heard a proposal to create a school for students who are new to the country, the plan won approval Thursday night. The board also OK’d plans to convert two district schools to “innovation” status.
Hamilton Southeastern Schools and Noblesville Schools are proposing tax-raising referendums on the ballots next week. There’s concern that hotly contested primary races will bring naysayers to the polls.
The Hogsett administration is in discussions with school administrators to take over decision-making on the 11-acre Massachusetts Avenue property and might even buy the site.
The governor's office said Friday that 400 schools will be picked to participate in the program, which aims to shepherd students into career paths related to science, technology, engineering and math.
The school would offer instruction designed to help students master English and would serve as a hub for immigrant families, connecting them with community organizations offering everything from health care to adult education programs.
The Noblesville High School internship program, which started with about 20 students and a handful of local businesses a few years ago, is far exceeding school officials’ expectations.
To avoid appearances of a conflict of interest, Mary Ann Sullivan has removed herself from the bid process because of her husband’s ties to the two Milhaus bids.
American Structurepoint’s $250,000 gift combined with $100,000 from IPS will allow the school district to expand Project Lead the Way’s STEM curriculum from five schools to more than 50.
In dramatic shift away from a traditional centralized district, more than 10 percent of IPS students soon will attend schools outside of district control.
After a long debate, board members said they didn’t have enough information to make a decision.
Originally set to vote Thursday, board members decided they needed more time to examine proposals for redeveloping the former Coca-Cola bottling plant site and to get feedback from neighbors.
The state legislature on Wednesday brought back to life all or part of two education bills that had pretty much been given up for dead.
Indiana House lawmakers on Thursday effectively killed a proposal that would have diminished the power of teachers unions amid an intense backlash from labor leaders and opposition from within the GOP.
Medical malpractice victims would be able to receive more compensation under a bill passed on Monday by an Indiana House committee
The new contract increases Ferebee’s potential pay to $287,000 a year and extends his contract until 2019.
One proposal that would give school districts authority to negotiate higher pay with individual teachers faces an uncertain fate after the Republican Senate leader pronounced it dead Thursday. Another measure is still alive in the House.
Despite school choice options and other efforts to recruit families, the state’s second-largest district expects to lose 968 students next year.
