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Bloomington launches safe routes to school program, improves student transportation safety

By Zoe Reed · Friday, Sept. 18 10:11 a.m.

The program is partnering with University Elementary School.

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IU East announces high school to open on its college campus this fall

By Zoe Reed · Tuesday, May 26 4:40 p.m.

IU East’s new microschool blends high school and college, but not everyone is sold.

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MCCSC begins process to sell Herald-Times building, ‘sad symbol’ of finances

By Andrew Miller · Tuesday, March 24 10:33 p.m.

The building’s latest valuation sits at about $1.4 million.

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MCCSC weighs options for old Herald-Times building, gives quarterly financial report

By Mia Lehmkuhl · Wednesday, Feb. 25 8 a.m.

The board discussed the former Herald-Times building and provided a quarterly financial report Tuesday.

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Meet the Bloomington Montessori School teacher winning awards for bird banding

By Jonathan Frey · Friday, Feb. 20 7 a.m.

Eve Loftman Cusack won a Hoosier Resilience Hero award from IU's Environmental Resilience Institute.

'This is how we are leading': MCCSC reports more fiscal stability amid SEA 1 cuts

By Mia Lehmkuhl · Thursday, Feb. 5 11:53 p.m.

The announcement came during the school corporation's State of Our Schools address.

A bill would ban certain ingredients from school lunches. Can Indiana schools accommodate?

By Natalia Nelson · Wednesday, Jan. 28 12:41 p.m.

The bill bans 13 dyes, preservatives and oxidizing agents.

MCCSC receives over $18,000 in student safety funding

By Elizabeth Schuth · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2025 9:26 p.m.

A new grant will fund bike safety education at MCCSC.

More MCCSC 3rd graders held back under new state law

By Elizabeth Schuth · Monday, Dec. 1,2025 8:31 p.m.

IREAD results are in for MCCSC: 19 students will be held back next year.

MCCSC to lose more than $30 million in funding over next 5 years

By Elizabeth Schuth · Wednesday, Nov. 19,2025 5:20 p.m.

The loss is due to Senate Enrolled Act 1.

Retired faculty press Chancellor Reingold on emeriti rights, faculty fears

By Benjamin LeGrand · Wednesday, Nov. 12,2025 11:54 p.m.

Emeriti expressed mixed sentiment after the discussion.

The school choice dilemma: How it affects Monroe County Community Schools

By Adelyn Rabbitt · Saturday, Nov. 8,2025 9:37 p.m.

MCCSC has faced lower enrollment as a result of Indiana’s school choice scholarship program.

Tentative MCCSC collective bargaining agreement leaves teacher salary rates untouched

By Adelyn Rabbitt · Saturday, Nov. 1,2025 5:31 p.m.

MCCSC’s collective bargaining agreement is set to be ratified Nov. 18.

Monroe County childcare affected by state cuts to voucher rates, paused waitlist

By Adelyn Rabbitt · Monday, Oct. 6,2025 6:19 p.m.

Indiana lowered childcare providers’ reimbursement rates and paused CCDF waitlist progression until next year.

MCCSC budget set to fall over $6M amid revenue loss, final adoption awaits

By Andrew Miller · Wednesday, Sept. 24,2025 5:42 p.m.

The budget is set to drop from over $187 million to about $181 million.

Education experts weigh in on potential partisan school board elections in Indiana

By Safin Khatri · Monday, April 14,2025 3:35 p.m.

SB 287 passed the house, making partisan school board elections close to reality.

Title VIII fellowship program terminated after State Department directive

By Maddie Hensley · Friday, Feb. 28,2025 9 a.m.

The fellowship provides funding for graduate students studying Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Indiana is nearing universal school choice. Critics decry ‘slow bleed’ on public education

By Marissa Meador · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2025 1:50 p.m.

The voucher program benefits urban areas most, data shows.

Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa delivers keynote address at Arnolt Center Symposium

By Ethan Roberts · Sunday, Feb. 16,2025 3:06 p.m.

Ressa spoke about harms of social media and disinformation in journalism.

Episode 7: Subpoena against former IU men's basketball physician, first state execution in 15 years and changes to Monroe County

By Annabel Prokopy and Jonathan Soco · Monday, Dec. 9,2024 10:52 a.m.

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Bloomington launches safe routes to school program, improves student transportation safety

IU East announces high school to open on its college campus this fall

MCCSC begins process to sell Herald-Times building, ‘sad symbol’ of finances

MCCSC weighs options for old Herald-Times building, gives quarterly financial report

Meet the Bloomington Montessori School teacher winning awards for bird banding

'This is how we are leading': MCCSC reports more fiscal stability amid SEA 1 cuts

A bill would ban certain ingredients from school lunches. Can Indiana schools accommodate?

MCCSC receives over $18,000 in student safety funding

More MCCSC 3rd graders held back under new state law

MCCSC to lose more than $30 million in funding over next 5 years

Retired faculty press Chancellor Reingold on emeriti rights, faculty fears

The school choice dilemma: How it affects Monroe County Community Schools

Tentative MCCSC collective bargaining agreement leaves teacher salary rates untouched

Monroe County childcare affected by state cuts to voucher rates, paused waitlist

MCCSC budget set to fall over $6M amid revenue loss, final adoption awaits

Education experts weigh in on potential partisan school board elections in Indiana

Title VIII fellowship program terminated after State Department directive

Indiana is nearing universal school choice. Critics decry ‘slow bleed’ on public education

Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa delivers keynote address at Arnolt Center Symposium

Episode 7: Subpoena against former IU men's basketball physician, first state execution in 15 years and changes to Monroe County

Suspect arrested following fatal Thursday night shooting

Colleges will have to prove they leave students better off. How could it affect IU?

Indiana men’s basketball opens exhibition slate Sunday at Butler

‘Physical, tough, gritty’: Indiana men’s basketball embraces new identity

Despite pushback, Ryan Grieser persists as backbone of Indiana volleyball's student section