Education

Monroe County third graders may face retention under new Indiana Senate bill

By Nadia Scharf · Thursday, Jan. 25 12:59 p.m.

Experts debate if retention leads to positive or negative student experiences.

‘A Band-Aid for a larger systemic issue’: Community discusses potential MCCSC elementary merger

By Nadia Scharf · Wednesday, Jan. 24 3:15 p.m.

Students, parents and teachers all came to discuss potential school system changes.

MCCSC teacher, staff bargaining agreements increase salaries, add leave policies

By Nadia Scharf · Tuesday, Jan. 16 7:30 p.m.

The new two-year agreements went into effect Jan. 1, 2024.

MCCSC board members elect assistant secretary, confirm committee appointments

By Nadia Scharf · Wednesday, Jan. 10 5:57 p.m.

Ashley Pirani will be the board's new assistant secretary.

MCCSC students, parents, teachers organize rally against schedule change

By Olivia Franklin · Monday, Oct. 23,2023 10:17 p.m.

The new schedule was sent out on Oct. 20.

Local education leaders talk MCCSC referendum, vouchers at roundtable

By Nadia Scharf · Monday, Oct. 2,2023 10:55 a.m.

The informational event was hosted by the Indiana Coalition for Public Education–Monroe County.

Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition holds rally at the Sample Gates Thursday

By Ruth Cronin · Friday, Sept. 29,2023 11:59 a.m.

IGWC-UE is campaigning for living wages and union recognition for graduate workers.

Indiana Reading Evaluation results reflect almost 1 in 5 third graders struggle to read in Indiana

By Haley Ryan · Tuesday, Aug. 22,2023 6:39 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Education released the 2022-23 IREAD-3 results Aug. 16.

Monroe County Community School Corporation chooses new map for board redistricting

By Olivia Franklin · Tuesday, Aug. 8,2023 9:24 a.m.

The board voted at their meeting on July 25.

OPINION: General education requirements are unnecessary

By Ravana Gumm · Thursday, April 27,2023 9 a.m.

Gen-eds are a cash grab.

Martinsville community support administrator accused of promoting critical race theory

By Marissa Meador · Friday, April 21,2023 12:12 p.m.

Administrator Jenny Oakley was secretly recorded by people posing to be parents.

MCCSC experiences rise in enrollment since pandemic but hasn’t fully recovered

By Isabella Vesperini · Monday, April 17,2023 9:25 a.m.

The corporation relies on referenda to support staff wages and benefits.

MCCSC adopts anti-racism policy during school board meeting Feb. 28

By Christy Avery · Tuesday, Feb. 28,2023 11:41 p.m.

The policy aims to address discrimination and educate students and staff about antiracism.

IU Board of Trustees approve 1.34% increase for standard room and board

By Kathleen Tran · Wednesday, Feb. 22,2023 1:20 p.m.

This is the second year that increased residence hall rates are lower than 2%.

‘We say gay!’: Indiana legislators advance bill banning instruction of ‘human sexuality’

By Salome Cloteaux and Carter DeJong · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2023 8:46 p.m.

Hundreds of protesters rallied at the statehouse to oppose House Bill 1608.

IU professor included in list of authors cut from AP African American Studies course

By Gentry Keener · Wednesday, Feb. 8,2023 7:22 p.m.

College Board’s recently updated list of curriculum cuts writers including IU professor Fabio Rojas.

Despite good intentions, MCCSC TVs elicit conflicting feedback

By Isabella Vesperini · Tuesday, Jan. 31,2023 5:51 p.m.

MCCSC teachers and students expressed mixed reactions to the new technology.

Indiana Gov. Holcomb seeking to eliminate public school textbook fees

By Christy Avery · Thursday, Jan. 19,2023 5:50 p.m.

House Bills 1001 and 1123 would require public schools to provide curricular materials for free.

Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering expanding to IUPUI campus

By Olivia Franklin · Wednesday, Jan. 11,2023 5:57 p.m.

The change will go into effect Wednesday.

Indiana high school graduation rates hold steady

By Mia Hilkowitz · Wednesday, Jan. 4,2023 4 p.m.

The report comes as leaders begin to set educational priorities for the upcoming legislative session.

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