Viewing: Education Policy
April 23, 2018
Pre-K Report: Indiana Needs Better State-Funded Programming
On this year's State of Preschool report from The National Institute for Early Education Research, Indiana ranked second to last for state funded pre-K access for four year olds.
Read MoreApril 19, 2018
Access Counselor: Carmel Schools Should've Reported Why Superintendent Resigned
The Indiana Public Access Counselor says Carmel Clay Schools should have explained why it placed its superintendent and another senior staffer on a three-month paid-leave last year that ended in their resignations.
Read MoreApril 19, 2018
Indiana Teachers Reaching 'Boiling Point' On Pay, Education Issues
National data shows Indiana teachers have seen some of the largest decreases in teacher pay over the past decade.
Read MoreApril 18, 2018
Ferebee Bows Out of Bid To Be LA Schools Superintendent
Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee emerged two days ago as a finalist to lead Los Angeles Unified Schools. Wednesday afternoon he withdrew his name from consideration.
Read MoreApril 17, 2018
Do Charter Schools Really Improve Student Achievement?
A recent study out of Indiana University says transfer students have smaller academic gains in the first two years at a new charter school, compared to unmoved, public school peers.
Read MoreApril 17, 2018
Report: IPS' Lewis Ferebee Is A Finalist For Los Angeles Schools Superintendent
Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee could be a finalist to lead the Los Angeles school district, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
Read MoreApril 16, 2018
Gary Schools Strikes Deal with IRS, Settles $7M In Debt
The district earned the debt after collecting federal taxes from employees but failing to pay the government.
Read MoreApril 12, 2018
Indianapolis Public Schools Offer Buyouts To Teachers
Indianapolis Public Schools is offering teachers $20,000 payments to retire, in a move that could cut costs amid a severe deficit.
Read MoreApril 12, 2018
IPS Seeks Input On Changes To School Start Time
School start times will change for nearly all Indianapolis Public Schools. Before the changes are approved, the district is asking parents to complete a survey.
Read MoreApril 10, 2018
Indiana's Scores On 'Nation's Report Card' Remain Mostly Unchanged
Indiana's scores on the "nation's report card" haven't changed much since students took the federal math and reading tests two years ago, but eighth-graders' scores did jump slightly in reading.
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