Recent changes to Indiana’s state school funding formula have improved equity, yet funding increases have been relatively smaller for school corporations serving the most low-income students, according to a new report from an Indiana University researcher. The report, “Equity Analyses of the 2015-2017 Indiana School Funding Formula,” presents an analysis of changes in school funding, […]
But what comes next is still up in the air.
This week, legislators discussed many education bills, including one that would make state superintendent an appointed position and options for replacing the ISTEP. Here are the highlights: Senate: Appointing The State Superintendent The bill to make the Superintendent of Public Instruction a political appointment moved out of committee this week. Author Sen. Jim Buck (R-Kokomo) […]
Legislation that would replace the ISTEP exam with a new assessment in Spring 2019 got its first debate Tuesday at the Statehouse but it’s unclear what the new exam will be.
The bill, authored by Sen. Jim Buck (R-Kokomo) would allow the governor to appoint the superintendent of public instruction starting in 2021.
This week at the Statehouse we saw our first major budget asks for education funding and a slew of bills moving through the process. Here are the highlights. Superintendent McCormick Makes Budget Request Superintendent Jennifer McCormick requested a two year budget for the Department of Education, and it asked for a minimal budget increase for the […]
Officials with the Indiana University system say President Trump’s immigration and travel ban won’t change the university’s policies.
The Indiana Department of Education presented its two-year budget proposal to lawmakers Thursday. For the most part, State Superintendent Jennifer McCormick’s first request in the job mirrored Gov. Eric Holcomb’s conservative K-12 funding plan. They both are asking lawmakers for a $280 million increase in basic school funding for 2017-18 and 2018-19 budget. That amounts […]
Proposed legislation to expand the state’s publicly funded preschool program is tangled up in the ongoing feud over private school vouchers.
He’s one of about 100 faculty and staff in the Indiana University system affected by the executive order.
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