The Daily Report Card: IU Health, IREAD-3, Study Committee

Creation of General Assembly study commission gives Indiana schools more time to bring up their grades – Indy Star “We’re pleased this is going to happen,” Derek Redelman of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce told the Indy Star. “It continues to be my hope that the Department of Education will get together with folks and start addressing a myriad of concerns out there.” (Indianapolis Star)

IU contemplates new ‘campus’ for health schools – Indiana Economic Digest “An idea being kicked around the halls of IUPUI would split off the schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, optometry, health sciences and social work into a separate administrative unit, based in Indianapolis.” (indianaeconomicdigest.com)

Editorial: State may have gone too far with standardized test – The Herald Bulletin Third graders took the IREAD-3 for the first time this year. (heraldbulletin.com)

Higher education funds begin slow recovery – Stateline Some states are considering increasing higher education funding. (Stateline.org)

The Angry Birds Effect – Byron’s Babbles How Angry Birds follows educational best practices. (byronernest.wordpress.com)