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Categories not making the grade
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 2 days ago
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State officials are considering moving away from what some deem a confusing system for naming schools' academic standing The new rules would do away with the current five categories, and instead use the familiar letter grades A, B, C, D and F to score...
Tags: letter grade, Indiana Department of Education, academic probation, EVSC, schools performance, Evansville, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, Education, Grade, Education reform, No Child Left Behind Act
Indiana schools see increase in homeless students
South Bend :: IN :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility The number of Indiana public school students who are homeless has jumped in recent years — and is expected to climb further — as high foreclosure and unemployment rates leave more parents struggling to provide stable homes for their children. During the...
Tags: homelessness students, Indiana Youth Institute, Indiana Department of Education, Indianapolis, Bill Stanczykiewicz, South Bend, Schizophrenia, Education, Homeless shelter, Busking, Poverty, Homework, Socioeconomics, Homelessness, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Crawfordsville school nurse named Indiana's best
Richmond :: IN :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility A Crawfordsville Community High School nurse is the Indiana School Nurse of the Year. The Indiana Department of Education has selected Christine Amidon for the honor from more than 1,000 school nurses across the state. Amidon has implemented a computerized...
Tags: school nurses, Indiana Department of Education, Richmond, Education, Crawfordsville, Indiana, Nurse
Elkhart school initiates merit pay :Cash rewards for teachers aim to raise student achievement.
Elkhart :: IN :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility Elkhart school initiates merit pay Cash rewards for teachers aim to raise student achievement. The challenges many students at Mary Beck Elementary School face — and that affect their school performance — are numerous, from poverty to a high mobility...
Tags: Elkhart Community Schools, Elkhart Teachers Association, Doug Thorne, students achievements, staff member, incentive pay, merit pay, Indiana Department of Education, cash rewards, pay systems, Elkhart, Elkhart Indiana, No Child Left Behind Act, Teacher, Education reform, Employment compensation, Education
Ind. works to bridge skill gap
Erin :: Nigeria | 16 days ago
Credibility Courier & Press Dona Kirtley, 71, gets help with algebra from Shaun Brames, adult basic education/GED teacher in training, at Vincennes University's GED classes at the Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center on Nov. 16. Although unemployment is high...
Tags: Indiana Department of Education, Southwestern Indiana, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Carol D'Amico, school diploma, Vincennes University, GED, adults education, Steven Stump, Dona Kirtley, Nigeria, Erin, Educational stages, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, General Educational Development, Indiana, Education in Canada, Education in the United States, Knox County Indiana, Education
Indiana schools superintendent defends teacher licensing proposals
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Indiana schools chief Tony Bennett on Tuesday dismissed criticism of his plan to revamp the state's teacher licensing standards, saying some in higher education oppose it because they fear how they eventually could be impacted. Bennett told members of...
Tags: Tony Bennett, Indiana Education Roundtable, Indiana Department of Education, teacher licensed, schools teacher
Proposed changes concern teachers
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Bret Lewis, superintendent of South Montgomery School Corporation, was on hand at Monday’s hearing at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis and said of the 75 people who signed up to speak, only about four of them were in support of the changes. “Everyone...
Tags: Indiana State Library, Indiana Department of Education, Indianapolis, Indiana Professional Standards Board, Tony Bennett, teacher licensing, schools chief, public hearing
NEW: Hearing draws opposition to teacher plan
Rochester :: NY :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The first of three public hearings on a contentious proposal to revamp Indiana’s teacher licensing requirements drew criticism from dozens of educators. Some at the meeting in Rochester on Tuesday said they worried that the proposal would water down teacher...
Muncie Community Schools shows poor scores
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Pass+, Pass or Did not pass Pass+ means a student achieved the standard and showed a "high achievement" in the area of study...Did not pass means the student failed the standard, and likely will need remedial assistance.
Tags: language arts, Indiana Department of Education, students passed, Tony Bennett, passed rate, statewide test, public instruction, Indianapolis
Spring ISTEP test scores released
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Statewide, the percentages of students making the grade on the new test fluctuated only slightly from the old test. Some schools districts -- including most in Indianapolis -- did find that their students scored significantly lower on the new test than...
Tags: Clark County, Indianapolis Public, county schools, New ISTEP, Indiana Department of Education, old test, Indianapolis
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