Uptick in false threats statewide cause school-day disruptions A seemingly never-ending string of threats of violence against schools has been plaguing districts across the state for the last three weeks now – part of a disturbing national trend of [...]
IDOE hopes data will inspire changes to decrease absenteeism State education officials hope laying out all the data on student absences will help better paint the picture convincing schools, parents, and local communities to work to combat chronic absenteeism. [...]
State career scholarships near capacity after slow, chaotic Year 1 When Indiana launched its new Career Scholarship Accounts program last year, state officials expected a flood of eager students . . . but in that first year, only around [...]
IREAD-3 scores biggest jump in test history; more work ahead Is Indiana on the way to its own “Mississippi Miracle,” in terms of increasing reading proficiency in young students? An “Indiana Miracle (?)” if you will. Results from the [...]
Test scores sit stagnant; what’s ahead to up student progress Different year, but essentially the same story. Indiana’s latest ILEARN results show student progress is stagnating – not sharply increasing or decreasing in the last few years, which likely [...]
Looking into why retired superintendents return to work In the last several months, we noticed a few recently retired school superintendents return to work full-time at different schools, begging the question – is this new and why are these [...]
SBOE, Jenner say lots of work ahead amid diploma backlash Following a continuous slew of somewhat panicked, largely negative feedback from educators on the state’s new proposed high school diplomas, the Indiana State Board of Education is pushing forward [...]
Your guide to what’s next ahead of IUPUI split July 1 Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis just wrapped up its final semester before each school goes its separate ways this summer. The road ahead for both seems to [...]
Three referenda on May ballots see success . . . but one fails Four school districts in the state included referenda on ballots during the May 7 primary election. Three out of four requests passed – including one in [...]
Teachers at the Indiana State Board of Education meeting May 8 took aim at the proposed new high school diplomas. As we’ve told you, the Indiana Department of Education presented two new diploma options, the Indiana GPS and the [...]