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August 14, 2018
New Indiana Law Allows Parents To Review Sex Education Curriculum
New legislation going into effect this school year allows Indiana parents to review sex education curriculum and opt their children in or out of the classes.
Read MoreAugust 14, 2018
This Undocumented Student Is Ready For College. But In Indiana, It Might Be Out Of Reach
Manual High School student Lester Gomez is one of approximately 1 million students enrolled in U.S. schools whose legal status is unclear.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2018
IDOE: Bullying Data Reflects Improved Reporting Process
Indiana's charter and public schools reported around 3,614 bullying incidents during the 2015-16 school year, and during the 2017-18 school year, those numbers jumped to 5,604. So, are kids getting meaner?
Read MoreAugust 13, 2018
State Lawmakers Urge IPS To Lease Broad Ripple High School To Charter School
Several Indiana lawmakers are calling on Indianapolis Public Schools leaders to sell the campus to Purdue Polytechnic High School.
Read MoreAugust 10, 2018
Study: Math Scores Drop For Students In Private School Voucher Program
Low-income Indiana students who use a voucher to transfer to a private school fall behind in math, according to a study released this week.
Read MoreAugust 10, 2018
Hamilton Southeastern Schools Will Spend $300K This Year To Enroll 4-Year-Olds
Some Indiana elementary schools continue to enroll 4-year-olds in spite of a new law that says the state will no longer fund these students.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2018
Carmel Clay Begins To Address School Safety Concerns
Carmel Clay Schools is one of many school districts accepting free hand-held metal detectors from the state, but school and community leaders caution the detectors are not the sole solution to safer schools.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2018
Schools Still Determining How To Use Handheld Metal Detectors
The wands present some legal issues for schools, because their use has been challenged in other states before.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2018
State Working To Improve Test Security
Some high school students in Loogootee will have to retake part of the ISTEP this fall. The state invalidated their scores earlier this year after a potential leak of test questions.
Read MoreJuly 30, 2018
Indiana Schools Brace For Budget Changes
Lawmakers passed the changes last year with the goal of giving school districts greater flexibility in spending and to clarify how much is spent on student instruction versus operations and administration costs.
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