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(01/30/24 4:38pm)
It’s a busy legislative session for education, with over 70 education-related bills facing the Indiana General Assembly. Indiana’s short legislative session began Jan. 8, and education is a major priority this legislative session: Both Republicans and Democrats have noted education-based issues like reading proficiency in their 2024 legislative priorities.
(01/25/24 5:59pm)
Concerns about third -grade literacy have led to Indiana Senate Bill 1, which would hold back third graders who do not pass literacy assessments or meet a “good cause” exception.
(01/24/24 8:15pm)
A packed school board room watched Brinley Menkedick as she pulled down the microphone, pushing up onto her tiptoes to reach the rest of the way. Glancing at the paper in her hand, she read to the crowd:
(01/18/24 5:50pm)
After an Indiana Senate vote today, Indiana third graders may soon have to repeat third grade if they do not pass reading proficiency assessments. The Indiana General Assembly’s Senate Education and Career Development Committee voted 9-4 along party lines to adopt a committee report for Senate Bill 1 concerning reading skills in schools.
(01/17/24 12:30am)
On Nov. 28, 2023, the Monroe County Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees approved a MCCSC teachers’ collective bargaining agreement with the Monroe County Education Association, as well as agreements with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and a salary recommendation for non-union support staff and administrators.
(01/10/24 10:57pm)
The Monroe County Community School Corporation’s Board of School Trustees elected Ashley Pirani to be the board’s new assistant secretary and confirmed committee appointments during its first meeting of the year on Tuesday.
(11/15/23 8:18pm)
Being a first-time renter can be overwhelming. It feels like there’s a million things to consider, half of which you haven’t thought of yet — but don’t stress! Here are a few things to consider when you’re renting your first apartment.
(11/15/23 7:59pm)
Staying organized in college can feel like you’re juggling a million to-dos. Between papers, exams, club meetings and more, you’ll need to keep track of your life — in a way that works for you. There are a million and one methods to get organized out there, but here are a few of the basics:
(10/02/23 2:55pm)
Educators and education advocates gathered at Monroe County Public Library Southwest in Bloomington for a roundtable event discussing current local education issues Sunday, Oct. 1. The event was hosted by the Indiana Coalition for Public Education–Monroe County, a nonpartisan, nonprofit education advocacy group.
(12/14/22 3:22pm)
President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law on Tuesday, December 13. The bipartisan bill codifies federal protections for same-sex marriage and was signed during a White House ceremony.
(12/09/22 5:15pm)
Congress has passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which would secure the right to federal recognition of same-sex marriage, after it passed the Senate in a 61-36 vote Nov. 29 and the House with a 258-169-1 vote on Dec. 8, both with bipartisan support. It'll next have to pass the House; if it does, it will go to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it.
(11/28/22 7:22pm)
The Monroe County Democratic Party is filing for two election recounts, one for the Indiana House District 62 race and the other for the Benton Township Board Member race, according to a Monroe County Democratic Party press release.
(11/17/22 9:51pm)
Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced that he will not be running for reelection in 2023 in a YouTube video sent out in an email from Andrew Krebbs, communications director for the office of the mayor, on Thursday afternoon.
(11/17/22 7:47pm)
The 2022 midterm elections came and went, leaving a divided Congress in their wake. Democrats will keep control of the U.S. Senate, though their exact majority is still to be determined, and Republicans were determined to have won the House of Representatives Wednesday night.
(11/09/22 8:40pm)
Local Monroe County Democrats easily won their races Tuesday night, including politicians who have held their seats for many years.
(11/09/22 8:00pm)
Voters elected three Democrats, Dorothy Granger, Barbara McKinney and Elizabeth Sensenstein to the Bloomington Township Board and elected Democrat Efrat Feferman as Township Trustee.
(11/09/22 7:55pm)
Emily Salzmann, Holly Harvey and Mary Ellen Diekhoff were elected Monroe County Circuit Court Judges, and Erika Oliphant was elected Monroe County Prosecutor Tuesday night. All four are Democrats.
(11/09/22 4:53am)
Indiana voters elected the Treasurer of the State and the Indiana State Auditor Tuesday night.
(11/09/22 4:54am)
Republican Erin Houchin has been elected as U.S. House Representative for Indiana Congressional District 9. Houchin won 64.6% of the vote, and the race was called by the Associated Press with 73.06% of the votes counted.
(11/09/22 4:29am)
Republican Diego Morales claimed victory in the highly-watched Indiana Secretary of State race against Democratic opponent Destiny Wells. Morales declared himself the winner at the Indiana Republican Party’s 2022 Election Night Watch Party in the JW Marriott, according to Fox 59.