Viewing: Education Policy
October 19, 2015
Legislative Committee Taking Up Teacher Shortage Issue
Several education experts spoke Monday before a state legislative committee considering the situation that's drawn attention after the Indiana Department of Education reported a 33 percent drop in the number of initial teacher licenses issued since 2009.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2015
ISTEP Pass Score Approval Could Be Delayed By State Board
An Indiana State Board of Education official says it will likely put off a vote on setting the pass-fail levels for the ISTEP standardized exam that students took last spring.
Read MoreOctober 13, 2015
State Board Decision Wednesday Could Mean Big Drop In ISTEP Pass Rate
ISTEP test passing rates could plummet by about 16 percentage points in English and 24 percentage points in math compared to 2014 if the Indiana State Board of Education approves a recommendation from educator panels Wednesday.
Read MoreOctober 6, 2015
Teacher Requirement Change 'Will Decimate' Dual Credit Options For High School Students, Says Panel
A panel of educators, lawmakers and higher education officials met Tuesday to discuss how to deal with an impending policy change that one K-12 leader said will "decimate" the dual credit options for high school students.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2015
Federal Officials: Ritz Violated Law With Charter School Funding Cuts
An email Chalkbeat obtained from the U.S. Department of Education to the Indiana Department of Education says the state incorrectly applied provisions of federal law when determining this year's Title I poverty aid for charter schools.
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2015
IPS May Outsource Oversight Of District Athletics
The management of Indianapolis Public Schools athletics could be outsourced under a nearly $300,000, two-year contract to the current executive director of a state commission.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2015
Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Praise For Daniels, Ballard; Indiana Should Fund Preschool For Undocumented Kids
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is making a stop at Purdue University in West Lafayette and Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis today as part of the department's sixth annual back-to-school bus tour. WFYI Public Media spoke with Duncan in advance about some local and state issues.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2015
Ben Davis Senior To U.S. Secretary of Education: Help Me Get To College
Rosa Ramos Ochoa, a senior at Ben Davis University High School, was sure she had earned a scholarship under Indiana's 21st Century Scholars program, which can provide students with up to four years of college tuition if they meet certain goals, because she finally had a Social Security number. But it didn't matter, she told U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan during his visit to Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2015
Plan Would Let IPS Principals Create Independent Schools
A new effort between Indianapolis Public Schools and education reform group The Mind Trust, would allow existing school leaders at IPS to convert their schools to autonomous schoolhouses, free from district mandates and collective bargaining for teachers.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2015
S. Indiana School Board Approves Student Drug-Testing
The board of trustees of the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. passed the policy 5-0 Monday night.
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