Tag: Indiana Schools

Tony Bennett, Indiana schools superintendent, to propose online course requirement

Tony Bennett, Indiana schools superintendent, to propose online course requirement

Indiana’s superintendent of public instruction is suggesting one more high school graduation requirement, one that means kids won’t be showing up in the classroom. Superintendent Tony Bennett is expected to announce in his annual State of Education speech tonight a proposal that requires Indiana high schoolers to take at least one online course before graduating. [...]

September 15, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Thousands To Go Private With Vouchers, Public Schools Beg Students To Stay

Thousands To Go Private With Vouchers, Public Schools Beg Students To Stay

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Weeks after Indiana began the nation’s broadest school voucher program, thousands of students have transferred from public to private schools, causing a spike in enrollment at some Catholic institutions that were only recently on the brink of closing for lack of pupils. It’s a scenario public school advocates have long feared: [...]

September 2, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Takeover Of Four Indiana Schools Faces Criticism

Takeover Of Four Indiana Schools Faces Criticism

Today, Indiana’s Board of Education is expected to rubber-stamp a contentious plan for the state to take over three high schools and one middle school in Indianapolis, paving the way for the Hoosier state’s first experience running local classrooms. If the plan is approved, private managers would be put in charge of Manual, Arlington and [...]

September 2, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Vouchers Prompt Thousands To Change Schools

Vouchers Prompt Thousands To Change Schools

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Weeks after Indiana began the nation’s broadest school voucher program, thousands of students have transferred from public to private schools, causing a spike in enrollment at some Catholic institutions that were only recently on the brink of closing for lack of pupils. It’s a scenario public school advocates have long feared: [...]

August 30, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Lawsuit:Takeover Of 4 Indiana Schools Faces Criticism

Lawsuit:Takeover Of 4 Indiana Schools Faces Criticism

Today, Indiana’s Board of Education is expected to rubber-stamp a contentious plan for the state to take over three high schools and one middle school in Indianapolis, paving the way for the Hoosier state’s first experience running local classrooms. If the plan is approved, private managers would be put in charge of Manual, Arlington and [...]

August 30, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Judge Denies Request To Block Ind. Voucher Program

Judge Denies Request To Block Ind. Voucher Program

INDIANAPOLIS — A judge Monday declined to halt Indiana’s broad new school voucher program, saying the law was “religion-neutral” and likely to be upheld. The measure passed this year by the Republican-dominated General Assembly and signed into law by GOP Gov. Mitch Daniels is the nation’s broadest private school voucher program. A group of teachers [...]

August 16, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Judge Sentences Indiana Teen To 35 Years In Prison In School Shooting

Judge Sentences Indiana Teen To 35 Years In Prison In School Shooting

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A central Indiana judge sentenced a teenager convicted of shooting a former middle school classmate to 35 years in prison Friday. Judge G. Thomas Gray noted 16-year-old Michael Phelps had struggled with a troubled family life and his mother’s drinking but said Phelps was the sole person responsible for the March 25 [...]

August 13, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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