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State takes steps to help foster children achieve at schools
By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – The state is working to boost the educational success of students in foster care with a new program that focuses case managers, family members and others on the issue. The Indiana Department of Child Services announced Monday that it will base the new program – called FosterEd: [...]
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Indiana students join effort to prevent increase in loan rates
By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Student leaders from at least seven colleges and universities in Indiana have signed a letter urging Congress and President Barack Obama to act quickly to prevent student loan interest rates from increasing – and take other action to stem rising student debt. The young leaders are among [...]
State awards to $6 million to 28 schools for teacher evaluation projects
Staff report The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – State education officials awarded $6 million in grants Thursday to schools that are implementing programs to reward teachers financially for achievement in the classroom. At a Statehouse ceremony, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett announced 28 recipients of Indiana’s “Excellence in Performance for Teachers” grant, which the General [...]
Higher ed agencies will consolidate to unify policy, better serve students
By Ellie Price The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – A new Indiana law could make it easier for Hoosier families to navigate the complex regulation of higher education and student aid. Indiana currently has three higher education agencies: The Commission for Higher Education, the State Student Assistance Commission and the Commission on Proprietary Education. But the [...]
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New program will boost college-level classes at 9 high schools
By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Nine high schools across Indiana will participate in a new initiative meant to increase the number of college-level courses in math and science and boost student achievement on key Advanced Placement exams. Schools in St. Joseph, Grant, Marion and Clark counties are expected to see significant increases [...]
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Bullying prevention goes beyond state laws, national unions say
By Ben Wieder Stateline.org South Dakota last month became the 49th state to pass an anti-bullying law, but leaders of the country’s two largest teachers unions say that state action isn’t enough. In Indiana: Indiana lawmakers approved an anti-bullying law in 2005. Here’s a link to the law. A bill that would have expanded the [...]
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Indiana is one of 11 states that doesn’t fund some preschool
By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana is one of just 11 states where 3- and 4-year old children have no access to state-funded preschool, even as enrollment in the programs nationally has nearly doubled over the past decade. Last year, 39 states operated 51 state pre-kindergarten programs, plus two more in Washington [...]
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State works to overhaul online school report cards
By Lauren Casey The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – State education officials are revamping the report card that districts must publish to make it easier for parents and others to evaluate local schools. The State Board of Education on Wednesday reviewed the most recent version of the report card, which grades state’s public schools using an [...]
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Public hearings to measure support for multi-class, high school basketball
By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosiers will have a chance to express their views on the state’s multi-class basketball tournament – which is now 16 years old – during a series of 11 public hearings across the state in April and May. The public meetings are scheduled for 7 p.m at the [...]
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Roundtable backs plan to boost college degree attainment
By Timothy Cox The Statehouse File The Indiana Education Roundtable on Wednesday endorsed a state higher education plan that aims to significantly boost the number of Hoosiers who receive degrees after high school. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education plan will push to increase the Hoosier population with a two-year or four-year college degree from [...]
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