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Indiana Legislature passes $30 billion budget
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana General Assembly approved a two-year, $30 billion budget early Saturday that gives Gov. Mike Pence a partial victory in his quest for an income tax reduction and restores some money cut from education and...Tags: Politics, Justice System, Indiana Legislature, Government, Amazon.com Inc.
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Fiscal tug-of-war stalls Indiana voucher expansion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The timing would seem perfect for an expansion of school vouchers in Indiana, where the state's high court recently upheld the nation's broadest voucher law and the initiative enjoys broad support in one of the country's most...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Indiana Legislature, Students, Public Schools
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UPDATE: Indiana House turns aside school guns proposal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana House has pulled the plug on a proposal that aimed to have all the state's public and charter schools consider having gun-carrying employees at their schools. House members in a voice vote approved without dissent a...
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Indiana legislators taking up school guns debate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana legislators are set to again take up a proposal that would require all public and charter schools have an employee armed with a loaded gun during school hours. The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled on Monday...
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Pence joining rally of Ind. school choice backers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters of Indiana's charter school and private school voucher programs are planning a Statehouse rally during which they'll hear from Republican Gov. Mike Pence. The noontime rally on Monday sponsored by School Choice...
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TV ads set against review of Ind. school standards
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An advocacy group that supports Indiana's charter schools program says it's starting an advertising campaign to fight efforts to end the state's use of national reading and math standards. Stand for Children said its television...Tags: Politics, Elections, Michael Bloomberg, Radio, New York City
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Teacher wrath costs Bennett 2nd schools chief term
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Tony Bennett has lost his bid for a second term as Indiana's schools superintendent to a lifelong educator backed by teachers unhappy with Bennett's sweeping education overhaul. Tuesday's victory by Democrat Glenda...
Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Tony Bennett
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Bus leaves 5-year-old miles from Indianapolis home
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis charter school says it has asked for a bus driver to be replaced after a kindergartener was left at a stop about four miles from her home. Five-year-old Deazja Powers is unharmed but her grandmother says the girl...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice
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GOP VP hopeful Paul Ryan heading to Michigan
ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan plans a day of campaigning in Michigan. The Romney campaign says Ryan will attend a rally Monday evening at Oakland University in Rochester. Tickets for the 7:...Tags: Politics, Paul Ryan, Elections, Mitt Romney, Republican Party
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Louisiana charter school changing pregnancy policy
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana charter school that kicked pregnant students out of class and required them to be home-schooled is changing its policy. Delhi Charter School board chairman Albert Christman said Wednesday that officials didn't know...Tags: Schools, American Civil Liberties Union
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Officials work to submit anti-bullying policies
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Officials in Michigan are working to submit anti-bullying policies that are required by Wednesday in public school districts and charter schools statewide. Gov. Rick Snyder in December signed legislation giving schools six...Tags: Politics, Health, Health and Safety at School, Schools, Rick Snyder
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ND, IDOE establish K-12 schools research partnership
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — The Indiana Department of Education and the University of Notre Dame on Thursday announced a new partnership that will involve research at Notre Dame and other colleges to analyze K-12 education results. Scholars at Notre Dame’s...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Research, Christianity, Teachers
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