Funding challenges loom over education-reform groups
Education reform groups are struggling to raise money locally, even as Indiana is recognized as one of the friendliest in the nation for school reform ideas.
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Ritz names panel that will study decline in teacher licenses
Ritz said Thursday she and Dr. Maryann Santos de Barona, dean of Purdue University's College of Education, will co-chair the 49-member commission that includes educators and lawmakers.
UPDATE: Rules on Indiana A-F school grades called into doubt
The Indiana Department of Education is reviewing whether A-F performance grades to schools could be canceled this year because regulations on setting those grades have expired.
Perceived teacher shortage may be different problem, educators say
In Indiana, as in many other places, the problem isn’t the number of certified teachers, but a mismatch between candidates and available jobs. And the situation isn’t as bad or out of the ordinary as recent media coverage has suggested, educators say.
IPS approves pay raises for teachers, new strategic plan
Jubilant Indianapolis Public School Board members on Thursday night hailed an aggressive strategic plan and $12 million in pay raises for teachers as a potential turning point for the city’s schools.
IPS to hire top aide of embattled former Chicago schools chief
Pending school board approval, Rhonda Corr-Saegert will make $130,000 per year as an academic improvement officer.
Extra resources lift performance of impoverished schools
Providence Cristo Rey is one of a handful of Indiana schools with overwhelming numbers of low-income students that is achieving results at least as good as or better than the state average.
IPS board member resigns to lead Mind Trust venture
Caitlin Hannon, a former Indianapolis Public Schools teacher who joined the school board in an effort to push for change in the district, has stepped down.
ISTEP exam results being delayed by grading troubles
The president of McGraw-Hill Education CTB told State Board of Education members Wednesday that changes made to this spring's ISTEP test have pushed back its grading work.
IPS puts Mass Ave bus facility on block
The school system is expecting a flurry of interest in the 11-acre site—dominated by a former Coca-Cola bottling plant—as development opportunities in the popular cultural district dwindle.
Hamilton Southeastern Schools considering spring referendum
The Hamilton Southeastern School Board on Tuesday morning postponed a vote that could have put a referendum over a property-tax hike on the November general election ballot.
Vacant IPS buildings draw bids from developers
Five of the six buildings that Indianapolis Public Schools put on the block last month have attracted offers, with bidders appearing to lean toward renovating several as apartments.
Indiana facing chronic teacher shortage
School districts across Indiana are having trouble finding people to fill open teaching positions as the number of teacher licenses issued by the state has dropped by nearly 90 percent in recent years.
Ritz proposes 1-year hold on lower A-F school grades
The state schools superintendent, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Mike Pence next year, has been skeptical of the school grading system, while the board dominated by Pence's appointees has advocated for the grades.
Indiana school board elects teacher as vice chairwoman
A central Indiana elementary school teacher has been elected as vice chairwoman of the State Board of Education, a new position that shares authority with Superintendent Glenda Ritz.
Indiana awaits decision on waiver from federal education law
The Indiana Department of Education has asked federal officials for a three-year extension of the waiver it received for this past school year.
Ritz officially joins race for Indiana governor’s office
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz joined the Democratic race for governor Thursday, setting up what could be a divisive three-way primary.
Revamped State Board of Education has quiet first meeting
Indiana's revamped State Board of Education had no disputes during its first meeting with five new members.
State schools chief Ritz to make campaign announcement
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, who has said she's considering a run for governor, is expected to make a campaign announcement this week.
Indiana education board gets five new members
The new board will be without two members who clashed with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz the past two years.