ICHE recommends cuts to grant awards after FAFSA changes In a significant move that could affect thousands of Hoosier students, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education plans to reduce the Frank O’Bannon Grant awards for the upcoming academic year. [...]
Lake Station renews referendum; two other measures fail Just one out of three operating referenda on ballots this November earns approval from voters – marking a dismal 33% passing rate, albeit from a small sample size. With such a [...]
Second-year increase in college enrollment, more non-IN student Overall enrollment in Indiana’s public higher education institutions increases for a second consecutive year – marking again the highest year-over-year increase since 2010 when college enrollment numbers entered the downward trajectory [...]
Uptick in false threats statewide cause school-day disruptions A seemingly never-ending string of threats of violence against schools has been plaguing districts across the state for the last three weeks now – part of a disturbing national trend of [...]
IDOE hopes data will inspire changes to decrease absenteeism State education officials hope laying out all the data on student absences will help better paint the picture convincing schools, parents, and local communities to work to combat chronic absenteeism. [...]
State career scholarships near capacity after slow, chaotic Year 1 When Indiana launched its new Career Scholarship Accounts program last year, state officials expected a flood of eager students . . . but in that first year, only around [...]
IREAD-3 scores biggest jump in test history; more work ahead Is Indiana on the way to its own “Mississippi Miracle,” in terms of increasing reading proficiency in young students? An “Indiana Miracle (?)” if you will. Results from the [...]
Test scores sit stagnant; what’s ahead to up student progress Different year, but essentially the same story. Indiana’s latest ILEARN results show student progress is stagnating – not sharply increasing or decreasing in the last few years, which likely [...]
Looking into why retired superintendents return to work In the last several months, we noticed a few recently retired school superintendents return to work full-time at different schools, begging the question – is this new and why are these [...]
SBOE, Jenner say lots of work ahead amid diploma backlash Following a continuous slew of somewhat panicked, largely negative feedback from educators on the state’s new proposed high school diplomas, the Indiana State Board of Education is pushing forward [...]