Articles tagged as: Indiana State Board of Education
December 26, 2019
Foundational Skills Teachers Feel Snubbed in Funding Change
At Pike High School in Indianapolis, nutrition teacher Kam Bontrager is guiding students through their last lab of the semester. The task for the day? Making smoothies.
Read MoreDecember 9, 2019
Family And Consumer Science Teachers Worry About Proposed State Funding Cuts
A proposal from state workforce agencies would cut funding for classes that teach nutrition, personal finance, and other skills.
Read MoreDecember 4, 2019
Decision On State Funding For Adult Skills Classes Postponed
The Indiana State Board of Education voted unanimously on Wednesday to postpone a decision about whether to remove state funding for some life skills classes. The courses facing cuts teach adult skills like personal finance, nutrition, and child development.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2019
CTE Funding Proposal Would Cut Funding For Life-Skills Classes
The Department of Workforce Development is proposing a cut in state funding for several life-skills classes that teach things like basic nutrition and personal finance.
Read MoreDecember 2, 2019
Teachers Defend Emma Donnan As IPS Tries To Retake Control Of School
None of the parents of more than 400 Emma Donnan Elementary students attended a public meeting Monday evening organized by Indianapolis Public Schools about the southside school's future.
Read MoreNovember 6, 2019
State Board Approves Unprecedented School District Split, Voters Will Decide Next Steps
West Clark School Corporation was created during a push to shrink the states number of school districts in the 1960s, but the single district has been severely divided on education priorities.
Read MoreJuly 25, 2019
State Board Approves Proficiency Levels For ILEARN, Scores Go Public By September
The State Board of Education approved the scores students need in order to reach proficiency on Indianas new standardized test at a meeting Thursday.
Read MoreJune 7, 2019
State Sends Mixed Messages As Thousands Of Teachers Rush To Avoid Licensing Rule
More than 22,700 about a third of all teachers in the state have started the process to renew their licenses compared to just 514 at this time last year.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2019
Evansville Educator Picked As Indiana Education Board Leader
Board members voted Wednesday to elect B.J. Watts as its chairman. He replaces Jennifer McCormick, who announced in October that she would not try to remain as board chairwoman or seek re-election as superintendent in 2020.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2018
State Board Recommends New Virtual Charter School Regulations
One part of the proposal focuses on authorizing powers, and suggests allowing only one entity in the state to authorize virtual charter schools.
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