Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Education
May 8, 2023
Ivy Tech offers free college courses for high schoolers
Ivy Tech Community College is offering in-person or virtual college courses at no cost — including free tuition, fees and books — for high school students this summer.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2023
Most Indiana parents approve of their schools and what is taught, Gallup finds
Overall, 88 percent of Indiana parents who responded to the survey said they were satisfied with the quality of their child’s school.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2022
Indiana’s new student performance website will launch without schools’ A-F grade
The site created by the Indiana Department of Education is intended to show how school performance goes beyond a single test score.
Read MoreNovember 28, 2022
Indiana to fund $2 million program to support English learner teachers
The number of Indiana students learning English grew by more than 50 percent in the past five years. A new initiative offers free training for educators to learn how to teach these students.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2022
Struggling Indiana 4th, 5th graders can get $1,000 for tutoring
Roughly 57,000 Hoosier fourth and fifth graders with below grade-level math and English scores are eligible for a new statewide tutoring program that would provide their families up to $1,000 to pay for tutoring.
Read MoreJune 26, 2022
Wanted: Indiana teachers who will switch to special education
A new Indiana training program will prepare current educators for permits in mild or intense intervention as the state faces a shortage of special education teachers.
Read MoreApril 13, 2022
‘All hands on deck’ as Indiana ends emergency permits for special education teachers
The Indiana State Board of Education approved a new temporary, special education teaching license designed to help schools address the special education teacher shortage.
Read MoreApril 5, 2022
2022 ILEARN gives administrators another chance to track pandemic impact on schooling
Teachers, students and administrators have dealt with a lot the past two years, and many are looking to the end of school with the hope of having a “normal” year this fall. But before that, the annual ILEARN exams begin this month.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2022
Indiana creates grant program to usher students into career pathways
The Indiana Department of Education is offering money to schools, nonprofits and employers to help shepherd students into high-wage careers. The state is calling it the Explore, Engage, and Experience grant.
Read MoreMarch 29, 2022
Indiana schools raise questions over new law to limit virtual learning days
School leaders were surprised by the change — lawmakers added the language during the final steps of the legislative process — and one of the state's largest school districts says some will be challenged by it more than others.
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