Mid Year Media Review
Instead of observing teachers and loading students onto buses on a recent Friday afternoon, Indianapolis Public Schools Principal Andrea Hunley donned her walking shoes and campaign shirt to ask for … Read More
Several hundred Indiana elementary schools tested their second graders on a state reading assessment last week in an effort to gauge their literacy skills after two years of pandemic disruptions. … Read More
Indiana students can return to school sooner after quarantining for COVID-19 under new rules released by the state Department of Health — but it all depends on masking. The guidance … Read More
A bill to turn Indiana school board elections partisan drew unanimous public opposition in its first legislative hearing Tuesday, despite lawmakers’ contentions that it would improve transparency. House Bill 1182, … Read More
Just over 80% of all Indiana third graders passed the 2021 spring reading assessment, according to state data released Friday. But achievement rates were far from equal across student groups. … Read More
A new study based on Indiana Department of Education data links specialization among elementary school teachers to worse outcomes for students. By teaching fewer subjects to more students, specialists run … Read More
Communication. Financial literacy. Grit. These are some of the qualities that might help a student after graduation — and the state of Indiana wants to identify and measure them to … Read More
Indianapolis Public Schools will add new COVID-19 protocols to its campuses beginning Sept. 8, as the district reports nearly 600 students and staff in quarantine. In a Monday video announcing … Read More
More than 1,200 of Indiana’s nearly 2,200 schools are not reporting their COVID-19 cases to the state this school year, health officials said Friday, as positivity rates and hospitalizations for … Read More
