Education

Middle schoolers, SPEA students participate in day of service

By Sydney Murray · Sunday, April 13,2014 10:05 p.m.

Several eighth graders at Tri-North Middle School had the opportunity to volunteer in the Bloomington community Friday.

State to help fund childcare for low-income families

By Sydney Murray · Wednesday, April 9,2014 11:35 p.m.

Indiana is increasing the amount of reimbursement given to childcare providers who care for children from low-income families.

Bloomington school earns civic engagement award

By Sydney Murray · Wednesday, April 9,2014 11:32 p.m.

The Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship in Bloomington was awarded an Ivy Tech Civic Engagement Award.

Teacher evaluation system raises concerns

By Mary Katherine Wildeman · Tuesday, April 8,2014 11:11 p.m.

Teacher evaluations from a new statewide system of educator ratings were released Monday, but the data collected by the Indiana Department of Education has raised questions of viability.

IDOE releases teacher grades for 2012-2013

Monday, April 7,2014 10:42 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Education released the results of the 2012-2013 new teacher evaluations yesterday.

Early education screenings to be implemented by DOE

By Sydney Murray · Wednesday, April 2,2014 11:53 p.m.

The Birth to Five: Watch Me Thrive! program would screen children at an early age in order to catch developmental problems early on.

Fairview begins literacy program

By Sydney Murray · Wednesday, April 2,2014 12 a.m.

Fairview Elementary School Principal Tammy Miller welcomed several IU Herbert Presidential Scholars to Fairview Tuesday night to introduce them to the literacy program they will participate in with Fairview students.

Community debates charter Green School

By Sydney Murray · Sunday, March 30,2014 11:10 p.m.

Members of the Bloomington community met Thursday at the Monroe County Public Library to discuss the Green School, a charter school that could open in Bloomington.

New standards to replace Common Core

By Michael Auslen · Friday, March 28,2014 1:10 a.m.

Using standards that aren’t aligned with other states could mean that many resources such as teaching materials and standardized tests won’t be applicable.

MCCSC grant to help support extracurriculars

By Sydney Murray · Tuesday, March 25,2014 10:25 p.m.

A recent grant will provide Monroe County Community School Corporation with $300,000 in grant money each year for four years.

Risking a new way

By Gage Bentley · Tuesday, March 25,2014 12:19 a.m.

Rookie teacher David Chen employs an unorthodox method in MCCSC’s first-ever Chinese language classes. But success isn’t guaranteed.

$300,000 awarded to county schools

By IDS staff · Monday, March 24,2014 11:11 p.m.

The Monroe County Community School Corporation received $300,000 in grants this year for their after-school programs.

Education grant competition opens

By IDS staff · Monday, March 24,2014 10:42 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Education has announced the opening of applications for the Investing in Innovation Grant Competition.

Community decries ISTEP testing

By Sydney Murray · Tuesday, March 11,2014 11:47 p.m.

The Indiana Coalition for Public Education and members of the community met Tuesday to discuss ISTEP and other standardized testing.

Local high schools embrace SAT changes

By Sydney Murray · Tuesday, March 11,2014 11:42 p.m.

Bloomington High School North and South officials say the new changes to the SAT are an improvement.

Increase in federal budget aids education

By IDS staff · Monday, March 10,2014 11:59 p.m.

The Obama Administration included $69 billion in discretionary appropriations for the U.S. Department of Education in its budget for the 2015 Fiscal Year, a 2-percent increase from the 2014 budget.

To ease schooling, Indiana joins web education program

By Sydney Murray · Thursday, March 6,2014 12:06 a.m.

Indiana is the first state in the country to officially join an initiative launched by the National Council for State Reciprocity Agreements that will help connect Hoosier students with online education in other states.

MCCSC to promote disability awareness

By Sydney Murray · Tuesday, March 4,2014 9:21 p.m.

The Monroe County Community School Corporation will celebrate Disability Awareness Month with events planned throughout March.

IPS reaches agreement over Title IX violation

By Sydney Murray · Tuesday, March 4,2014 12:24 a.m.

The Indiana Public Schools system and the U.S. Department of Education have reached an agreement after IPS failed to give girls an equal opportunity in athletics.

Schools pursue new program accreditation

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Feb. 26,2014 10:07 p.m.

Three elementary schools in the area are pursuing the idea of becoming International Baccalaureate school.

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