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Indiana

Tim Brown

Leadership & Management

Indiana
January 13, 2016

24 education bills to watch as Indiana begins its 2016 legislative session

More than 70 bills were assigned to the House and Senate education committees this year.

Politics & Policy

Indiana
September 16, 2015

Rejecting Ritz's logic, state board promises A-to-F grades will be issued

Indiana schools will have A-to-F grades for 2014-15, although they probably won't be publicly released until 2016.

Student & School Performance

Indiana
April 7, 2015

House committee saves ISTEP, calls for study of replacement options

A proposal to replace ISTEP with an off-the-shelf national test was derailed today as a House committee sent the idea to a summer committee for…

Student & School Performance

Indiana
April 6, 2015

Could the battle over ISTEP put Indiana's NCLB waiver in jeopardy?

A showdown is brewing this week over the future of ISTEP, but expect a new question to be raised: could changes to state tests could put…

Charters & Choice

Indiana
January 9, 2015

Watch Indiana legislators, superintendents discuss school funding issues

Chalkbeat and WFYI brought key Indiana legislators and two school district superintendents together Thursday at the Indianapolis Public Library to talk about how to fund schools fairly in the state's next two-year budget and beyond.

Politics & Policy

Indiana
January 8, 2015

Funding panel discusses fairness, adequacy of resources to Indiana schools

At an event hosted by Chalkbeat, WFYI and the Central Library, Ferebee was joined on a panel about school funding by House Speaker Rep. Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, Rep. Tim Brown, R-Crawfordsville, and Chris Himsel, superintendent of Northwest Allen County Schools in Fort Wayne.

Brian Bosma

Indiana
January 8, 2015

Divide between wealthy and poor schools at core of funding debate

At 5:30 p.m. tonight at the Central Library, Chalkbeat, along with the library and WFYI, will sponsor a public conversation about the possible funding changes featuring Bosma, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Tim Brown, Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee and Chris Himsel, superintendent of Northwest Allen County Schools in suburban Fort Wayne.

Student & School Performance

Indiana
December 11, 2014

Ritz tells budget makers new state tests could cost much more

Indiana’s move to create new state test to connect to its new academic standards — rather than follow Common Core standards and cheaper tests developed…
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