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IPS superintendent unveils plan to cut $27M from general fund.
The superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools unveiled his plan to cut $27 million from the general fund Thursday. The budget reduction is due, in large part, to the state takeover of four IPS schools. At a meeting Thursday, Dr. White said the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Medical Professionals, Job Layoffs, Psychologists, Health
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Parents defy DOE, refuse to submit children to I-STEP testing
A group of parents is defying the state Department of Education by refusing to submit their children to the state mandated I-STEP test. The move is testing the boundaries of state law and putting one Indianapolis charter school in a vulnerable position....
Tags: Facebook, Teaching and Learning, Education, Schools, Students
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ISTEP cheating scandal at North Central High School grows
An investigation, first reported by Fox 59 News last week, into ISTEP testing at North Central High School in suburban Washington Township is apparently far reaching. “This seems more systemic, where a large percentage of items were captured and...
Tags: Teaching and Learning
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Richmond community sends message of non-violence after pregnant teacher's murder
A memorial walk was organized in Richmond for Tonawanda Thompson, 32, who was gunned down outside her home one week ago. Organizers said they wanted to send a message of anti-violence as police are still trying to figure out what happened. Thompson was...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Injuries and Wounds, Human Interest, Health
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Zionsville voters to decide on property tax increase Tuesday
A measure that would raise property taxes and possibly save some Zionsville teachers' jobs will appear on Tuesday's ballot. The Zionsville School Board of Trustees voted April 24 to cut programs and lay off staff members in an effort to close a $2.5...
Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, Zionsville, Voting, Politics
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Two Martinsville teachers arrested on child seduction charges
Two employees with the Martinsville School Corporation have been arrested Wednesday on child seduction charges. Tim Wolf and Jeff McGown, both teachers and high school athletic coaches, were charged with three counts of child seduction involving the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Sex Crimes, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), High School Sports, Prosecution
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Child seduction scandal, teacher accused of cover-up
There are new developments in a child sex scandal at George Washington Community School. A teacher is now accused of trying to cover it up. Vice Principal Corey Greenwood was charged with child seduction last month. He's accused of having sex with a 16-...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Trials, Prosecution
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Fort Wayne teacher fired for using in vitro fertilization speaks out
A Fort Wayne, Ind., teacher fired after higher-ups at the Catholic School she was teaching at learned she was using in vitro fertilization to get pregnant spoke out Friday. Emily Herx said all she and her husband, Brian, wanted was more children....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Christianity, Infertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Zionsville Schools approve cuts to programs, staff Monday
The Zionsville School Board of Trustees voted Monday to cut programs and lay off staff members in an effort to close a $2.5 million deficit in the school district’s General Fund for the 2012-2013 school year. Approximately 15 teachers were laid...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Zionsville, Unemployment
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IPS to announce 150 employee layoffs Wednesday
In the coming days and weeks, teachers all over the state will begin to learn if they have jobs next fall. Though reductions in force are common this time of year, this time some schools, including Indianapolis Public Schools, will be basing the decision...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Schools, Job Layoffs, Music
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'Suspicious vehicle' sought in connection with murder of pregnant teacher
Detectives with the Richmond Police Department continue to investigate the death of a pregnant teacher who was fatally shot Monday morning. Tonawanda Thompson, 32, was shot three times in the upper torso at the intersection of South 20th and G streets. ...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Richmond (McHenry, Illinois), Health, Health and Safety at School
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Henryville teachers receive donated science lab supplies
Henryville science teachers spent Wednesday morning hand-picking supplies for their students. "It's like Christmas time for us," said Leah Seng, who teaches high school Science. Seng and two of her coworkers combed thruogh boxes of gently used lab...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Charity, Natural Disasters, Science and Technology
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