New grad requirements focus on flexibility, career pathways For the first time since the 1980s, Indiana is significantly redesigning its high school diplomas – and we got our first look at the proposed new graduation requirements from the Indiana [...]
Research examines connections in health, student performance New research from the Indianapolis-based Paramount Health Data Project showcases the group’s first longitudinal data sets revealing connections between student health and academic performance. The study’s conclusion suggests schools that focus on [...]
Recapping your education-heavy short legislative session Lawmakers leading up to the 2024 session of the Indiana General Assembly advertised this short session as just that – short, “quiet,” and “less aggressive.” However, we knew going in that lawmakers had [...]
The Indiana Department of Education issues a Request for Information for “Title II A Related Support Providers” with responses due May 31. Specifically, IDOE, according to the RFI, “seeks to identify expert technical assistance partners, locally and across the [...]
Southwest Allen County Schools (SACS) decides not to enter into a formal agreement with the YMCA for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Despite discussions on a potential partnership to address staffing concerns related to SACS’ transition to a three-tier [...]
Indiana State University shares that an annual destination survey finds its Class of 2022 graduates had a 94% placement rate. The First Destination Survey reported that 66% of graduates stayed in Indiana, and the average starting salary for a [...]
The Wall Street Journal editorial board highlights the state’s move to expand vouchers in a May 4 editorial titled “Indiana Sets the School Voucher Pace.” House Speaker Todd Huston (R) of Fishers even gets a special shoutout in the [...]
The Butler-Tarkington Education Committee, an advocacy group, submits its vision for James Whitcomb Riley School 43 to Indianapolis Public Schools, calling for the school to be community run. The school was to be run by Edison School of Arts [...]
The Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing program at Purdue University updates its program closure to spring of 2024. Back in 2021, Purdue started preparing for the termination of the program by announcing a moratorium on admission into the [...]
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) officials intend to forge ahead with their Rebuilding Stronger plan . . . even after the Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis voted to delay a new operating referendum after pushback from [...]