Stories about how government shapes education statewide.
Yorktown Superintendent Jennifer McCormick and GOP state superintendent candidate explains her plans for Indiana’s education system if elected.
The group tasked with re-writing the state assessment has until Dec. 1 to issue a set of recommendations to the legislature.
Candidate Jennifer McCormick wants the inspector general to investigate a $573,000 deal to develop a mobile app for the education department. The contracts weren’t put for a competitive process.
It comes as the Legislature studies how to address growing concerns over sexual misconduct in Indiana schools.
Five years after the state’s voucher program started, the structure and outcomes of the program have dramatically changed.
The education department wants to expand state-funded pre-k for all kids, increase tuition support for all schools and bump funding for small, rural schools.
After a week of public meetings at four IPS high schools that could face closure, one student seemed to capture the anxiety and fear of the process. Broad Ripple’s Jasmine Murphy says closing her school won’t just upend the lives of students but negatively impact teachers, staff and the surrounding community. “I want to know […]
The legislature will examine the costs of background checks for all school staff every five years.
Currently, less than two percent of teachers statewide received these low rankings.
The panel re-writing the state’s assessment system met Tuesday to discuss the high school component of the test.
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