Education

Indiana AG Rokita’s new education portal allows anyone to report controversial curricula

By Nadia Scharf · Sunday, Feb. 11,2024 10:50 a.m.

The site has faced criticism over lack of clarity and publishing of private information.

Pre-K enrollment now open, will be subsidized for some MCCSC families

By Nadia Scharf · Thursday, Feb. 8,2024 12:01 p.m.

Last fall’s referendum expanded access to pre-K and will subsidize tuition for some families.

School choice bill pushed to next year could reshape Indiana education

By Nadia Scharf · Sunday, Feb. 4,2024 1:29 p.m.

Senate Bill 255 would let parents send their children to a variety of different educational services.

Here’s what to know about the Indiana Senate’s upcoming education legislation

By Nadia Scharf · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2024 11:38 a.m.

The session began Jan. 8, and committee deadlines are approaching.

Indiana House advances bill defining antisemitism as discrimination in schools

By Christina Avery · Sunday, Jan. 28,2024 4:46 p.m.

The bill would use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism.

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

By Nadia Scharf · Thursday, Jan. 25,2024 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. 24,2024 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. 16,2024 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. 10,2024 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.

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