Articles tagged as: Indiana State Board of Education
January 14, 2020
The End Of Takeover -- Again? State Ed Board To Decide Fate Of Indy, Gary Schools
An end to Indiana's experiment in the takeover of failing schools could happen Wednesday -- again. For the second time, the State Board of Education will vote on the future of four schools, one in Gary and three in Indianapolis.
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2020
IPS Would Close TC Howe If State Returns High School To District
Thomas Carr Howe Community High School will close this summer if state officials approve a proposal from Indianapolis Public Schools to return the Eastside 7-12 grade school to its former district.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2019
In Procedural Vote, SBOE Cuts CTE Funds For Family And Consumer Science Classes
The Indiana State Board of Education approved state funding cuts for some family and consumer science (FCS) classes starting next school year during a special meeting Friday.
Read MoreDecember 26, 2019
Foundational Skills Teachers Feel Snubbed in Funding Change
At Pike High School in Indianapolis, nutrition teacher Kam Bontrager is guiding students through their last lab of the semester. The task for the day? Making smoothies.
Read MoreDecember 9, 2019
Family And Consumer Science Teachers Worry About Proposed State Funding Cuts
A proposal from state workforce agencies would cut funding for classes that teach nutrition, personal finance, and other skills.
Read MoreDecember 4, 2019
Decision On State Funding For Adult Skills Classes Postponed
The Indiana State Board of Education voted unanimously on Wednesday to postpone a decision about whether to remove state funding for some life skills classes. The courses facing cuts teach adult skills like personal finance, nutrition, and child development.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2019
CTE Funding Proposal Would Cut Funding For Life-Skills Classes
The Department of Workforce Development is proposing a cut in state funding for several life-skills classes that teach things like basic nutrition and personal finance.
Read MoreDecember 2, 2019
Teachers Defend Emma Donnan As IPS Tries To Retake Control Of School
None of the parents of more than 400 Emma Donnan Elementary students attended a public meeting Monday evening organized by Indianapolis Public Schools about the southside school's future.
Read MoreNovember 6, 2019
State Board Approves Unprecedented School District Split, Voters Will Decide Next Steps
West Clark School Corporation was created during a push to shrink the states number of school districts in the 1960s, but the single district has been severely divided on education priorities.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2019
Outrage Over Conditions At Gary Schools Hits State Ed Board
Parents and others angrily called out the State Board of Education at its meeting today in Gary. They say despite the states intervention in local schools students face unsafe buildings, leaky roofs and even lack toilet paper at one school.
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