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Indiana board advances new teacher licensing rules

Source: Courier & Press

Indianapolis : IN : USA | 2 months ago

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A month after balking when state schools chief Tony Bennett proposed an overhaul of licensing requirements for Indiana teachers, a state board on Thursday voted to start a process that could eventually lead to more emphasis on teachers’ content areas and less on teaching methods.

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Indiana board advances new teacher licensing rules

News Source: Courier & Press | 2 months ago

A month after balking when state schools chief Tony Bennett proposed an overhaul of licensing requirements for Indiana teachers, a state board on Thursday voted to start a process that could eventually lead to more emphasis on teachers’ content...
Fla.'s Bush, Daniels, Bennett compare notes on education

News Source: Courier & Press | 2 months ago

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gave Hoosier educators a blueprint for school reform Wednesday. That was the assessment of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett after Bush outlined to the Indiana...
Ex-Fla. gov: No instant education fixes

News Source: The Noblesville Ledger | 2 months ago

Gov. Mitch Daniels envisions sweeping changes in how the state holds schools accountable -- an agenda he plans to base on reforms already in place in Florida. Those changes likely would include issuing report cards giving schools grades from A to F,...
Bennett seeks changes in how Indiana schools are measured By Lesley Stedman ...

News Source: The Courier-Journal | 2 months ago

Indiana's education chief plans to seek changes in how the state holds school districts accountable for student achievement, in part by giving schools letter grades like the ones used on report cards and rewarding schools where individual students'...
Daniels eyes Florida's education blueprint

News Source: The Noblesville Ledger | 2 months ago

Gov. Mitch Daniels would like to see Indiana move aggressively to embrace a broad swath of education reforms put in place in Florida, he said. Daniels and members of the Education Roundtable listened to a presentation Wednesday by former Florida Gov.