Education

OPINION: General education requirements are unnecessary

Apr 27, 2023 9:00 am

Gen-eds are a cash grab.

Community members gather in support of Jenny Oakley, director of e-learning and literacy for the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville, in front of the Martinsville High School auditorium in advance of the school board meeting on April 20, 2023. Oakley was secretly recorded by a national media organization that is accusing her of deceiving parents about the content of the curriculum.

Martinsville community support administrator accused of promoting critical race theory

Apr 21, 2023 12:12 pm

Administrator Jenny Oakley was secretly recorded by people posing to be parents.

An empty classroom is pictured April 20, 2020. Despite experiencing an increase in enrollment this past year, the Monroe County Community School Corporation has not yet reached pre-pandemic enrollment levels.

MCCSC experiences rise in enrollment since pandemic but hasn’t fully recovered

Apr 17, 2023 9:25 am

The corporation relies on referenda to support staff wages and benefits.

Monroe County Community School Corporation Superintendent Jeff Hauswald and Brandon Shurr, a member of the Board of Trustees, listen to public comment during a school board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The board passed an antiracism policy during the meeting, which was supported by the Monroe County NAACP and multiple students and teachers.

MCCSC adopts anti-racism policy during school board meeting Feb. 28

Feb 28, 2023 11:41 pm

The policy aims to address discrimination and educate students and staff about antiracism.

Freshman Clarissa Moreno uses her CrimsonCard to scan into her dorm building on Feb. 19, 2023, at Forest Quad. On-campus residence hall rates will increase for the 2023-2024 school year.

IU Board of Trustees approve 1.34% increase for standard room and board

Feb 22, 2023 1:20 pm

This is the second year that increased residence hall rates are lower than 2%.

Protesters voiced their opposition to Indiana House Bill 1608 at the statehouse on Feb. 20, 2023. The House Education Committee approved the bill after hearing public testimony.

‘We say gay!’: Indiana legislators advance bill banning instruction of ‘human sexuality’

Feb 21, 2023 8:46 pm

Hundreds of protesters rallied at the statehouse to oppose House Bill 1608.

Fabio Rojas, a sociology professor at IU poses for a photo. A textbook written by Rojas has been cut from the Advanced Placement African American Studies course curriculum.

IU professor included in list of authors cut from AP African American Studies course

Feb 8, 2023 7:22 pm

College Board’s recently updated list of curriculum cuts writers including IU professor Fabio Rojas.

An image of an empty classroom with a TV installed on the wall. Originally installed to provide further support for absent students, the Microsoft Teams TVs are causing confusion concerning technology’s overall purpose in the Monroe County School Corporation.

Despite good intentions, MCCSC TVs elicit conflicting feedback

Jan 31, 2023 5:51 pm

MCCSC teachers and students expressed mixed reactions to the new technology.

Biotechnology major Dirk Hildebrand flips through pages of his biology textbook in his dorm room Jan. 16, 2023, at Forest Residence Hall. He purchased his textbook for $67.

Indiana Gov. Holcomb seeking to eliminate public school textbook fees

Jan 19, 2023 5:50 pm

House Bills 1001 and 1123 would require public schools to provide curricular materials for free.

Luddy Hall sits at 700 N. Woodlawn Ave. IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering will be expanding to IUPUI campus which will go into effect Jan.11, 2023.

Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering expanding to IUPUI campus

Jan 11, 2023 5:57 pm

The change will go into effect Wednesday.

A group of IU graduates take a photo together during the IU graduation ceremony at Memorial Stadium. Indiana high school graduation rates in 2022 increased for several demographics, including for Black, Hispanic, English Language Learners and special education students.

Indiana high school graduation rates hold steady

Jan 4, 2023 4:00 pm

The report comes as leaders begin to set educational priorities for the upcoming legislative session.

Monroe County Community School Corporation board members discuss matters March 27, 2018. MCCSC will buy the building that has housed the Herald-Times since 1961.

MCCSC buys Herald-Times building for nearly $3 million, no referendum money used in purchase

Dec 6, 2022 9:00 am

The building will be used as a family welcome center and community meeting area.

An empty classroom is seen Nov. 10, 2022, in Forest Residence Center.

OPINION: IU needs to provide more classes for non-favored specialties

Nov 14, 2022 8:00 am

The IU courses are slim pickings for many majors and specialties on campus.

The proposed IU School of Medicine - Medical Education and Research building is seen in a digital rendering. The project is estimated to be completed in November 2024 and will be located on-campus at Indiana University Indianapolis.

School of Medicine to build new medical education and research building in Indianapolis

Nov 10, 2022 1:42 pm

The building is set to open in November 2024.

IU student orientation leaders give campus tours to high school students in Nov. 26, 2018, in front of the Fine Arts Building. Nationwide, enrollment has decreased 1.1% since last fall, while IU has seen an increase of students enrolled in the fall semester from 45,328 last year to 47,005 this year.

Nationwide undergraduate enrollment numbers decline for second year in a row

Nov 9, 2022 4:11 pm

A recent study found higher education institutions experienced enrollment declines of 1.1% nationwide.

Bloomington High School South is one of multiple buildings in the Monroe County Community School Corporation. The MCCSC oversees 24 schools across the county.

A Monroe County voters’ guide to what school boards can and can’t do

Oct 25, 2022 12:01 pm

Both Monroe County school districts have multiple school board seats up for election.

A sign for the Monroe County Community School Corporation Administration Offices is seen Sept. 2, 2021, during the afternoon dismissal at Bloomington High School South. In the upcoming election, Monroe County residents will vote on whether they want to contribute 18.5 cents out of every $100 of assessed property value to MCCSC.

Indiana reported a budget surplus of $6.1 billion in July, but 9 school corporations are seeking referenda. Why?

Oct 20, 2022 3:55 pm

A referendum allows the public to vote directly on an issue.

Students board busses at Bloomington High School South on Sept. 13, 2021. The Monroe County Community School Corporation voted to disarm School Resource Officers nearly a year and a half ago in May 2021.

Debate over whether to arm MCCSC school officers dominates public comment at school board meetings

Oct 17, 2022 4:30 pm

The Monroe County Community School Corporation voted to disarm School Resource Officers in May 2021.

An IU canvas page is seen Sept. 27, 2022. Some graduate workers are finding alternate ways to track grades to give them more control over how they teach.

How graduate workers are using Canvas, or not, to support their unionization efforts

Oct 11, 2022 5:41 pm

Some graduate workers said they've been using Canvas less.

MCCSC administrators discuss transportation goal at school board meeting Tuesday

Sep 28, 2022 1:08 am

MCCSC stakeholders can submit questions about the corporation's strategic plan through an online form.