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Little girl, big voice
South Bend TribuneAnaya Jolie doesn't look nervous. She breaks away from little brothers Creed and Kale and with a ball cradled in one arm strolls up the driveway of her Granger home to greet her first student of the day. A man emerges from his vehicle with a guitar...Tags: Carrie Underwood, Entertainment, Students, Teaching and Learning, Music Industry
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Cross-town Elkhart rivals come together to celebrate
Cross-town rivals met on the field today in Elkhart... Not for competition, but for celebration. About 3,000 students from Memorial and Central High School completed thousands of hours of community service this year. "I just like capturing moments and...Tags: High Schools, Human Interest, Schools
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Buttigieg announces mentoring initiative
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Following through on a promise made in March, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday announced the formation of a booster club to support and promote Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Joseph County and other area mentoring programs. The...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Cardinal Dolan describes the secret of Notre Dame
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, said he found the secret to the University of Notre Dame during a nighttime visit to the campus Grotto. During the 2013 commencement speech Sunday in Notre Dame Stadium, Dolan recalled...Tags: Human Rights, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Nazareth, Colleges and Universities, Graduation
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Some students to receive new MEAP math scores
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam. Students in grades 4, 7 and 8, as well as special education students in grades 3-8, can expect...Tags: Detroit Free Press, Politics, The Detroit News, Freedom of the Press
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Penn HS named presidential scholar
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Penn student is one of only two Indiana high school seniors who have been named presidential scholars for this year. The U.S. Department of Education says the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars has selected Erika...
Tags: High Schools, U.S. Department of Education, Students, Teaching and Learning, Zionsville
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ISTEP troubles show test too big to fail
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The failure of Indiana's online standardized test last week showed that the ISTEP+ exam is too big to fail, on many levels. Beyond the obvious and critical role it plays in determining how children advance in school, the test...Tags: Corporate Crime, Breach of Contract, Students, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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IU's minority recruiting falling short of goal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University's efforts to recruit more black students and faculty to its Bloomington campus have fallen well short of the school's goals, but some on campus hope the hiring of a new associate vice president in a campus...
Tags: Indiana University, Students, Teaching and Learning, Awards and Prizes, Teachers
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Ritz considers 3rd party review of ISTEP+ scores
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A third party may need to be brought in to review ISTEP+ testing scores because the public, teachers and others are questioning whether the results can be valid after a problem-plagued week for the standardized tests, State...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations
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'Pause' on Common Core leaves teachers in limbo
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — A legislative decision to pause the rollout of new academic standards is leaving many Indiana teachers in limbo, wondering if they can implement new lesson plans they've spent more than two years creating to meet the...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Science and Technology
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ISTEP testing to proceed at 50% load
7:20 p.m. update -- We recieved the following update Tuesday night from the Indiana Department of Education: "Based upon assurances made by CTB McGraw Hill, the Indiana Department of Education is opening ISTEP+ testing tomorrow morning, Wednesday, May...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Academic Progress
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IHSAA ruling: home-schoolers can join Indiana public school teams
Homeschool students will now be able to join sports teams at their local public schools under new rules adopted by the Indiana High school Athletic Association. The Indiana high school Athletic Association will require that the students must have been...
Tags: High Schools, Students, Public Schools, Teaching and Learning, Schools
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