Morning Bell: John Marshall Could Be Next State Takeover School, Decision Thursday
Kyle Stokes / StateImpact Indiana
Teacher Kevin Sandorf reviews senior William Heise's writing portfolio at the end of the school year. T.C. Howe is one of three Indianapolis Public Schools now under control of turnaround operators. Now the fate of John Marshall is on the agenda at Thursday's state board meeting.
Decision on John Marshall High School coming Thursday – “White’s wide-ranging plan for improving Marshall involved bringing in outside companies to work with 14 schools that are part of Marshall’s feeder system and IPS went so far as to spent $14 million to hire the companies even before the state decided about Marshall.” Get On The Bus
Concerns for Daniels as Purdue president to be discussed at forum – “An open forum Friday on the West Lafayette campus brings together Purdue professors to discuss what they view as challenges the university could face with Daniels as its leader.” Lafayette Journal and Courier
IPFW officials unfazed by enrollment slip – “IPFW’s fall enrollment saw a 3.9 percent drop, school officials announced Wednesday.” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Cash upfront the way to get teachers to rack up better student test scores, study – “Chicago Heights teachers given $4,000 upfront on the condition they could lose it — or double it with the right results – produced 2 ½ to 3 ½ times the gains in student math scores as teachers offered up to $8,000 in end-of-year bonuses, the study indicated.” Chicago Sun-Times