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Fairview begins literacy program

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Fairview Elementary School Principal Tammy Miller welcomed several IU Herbert Presidential Scholars to Fairview Tuesday night to introduce them to the literacy program they will participate in with Fairview students.


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Community debates charter Green School

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Members of the Bloomington community met Thursday at the Monroe County Public Library to discuss the Green School, a charter school that could open in Bloomington.

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New standards to replace Common Core

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Using standards that aren’t aligned with other states could mean that many resources such as teaching materials and standardized tests won’t be applicable.



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Risking a new way

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Rookie teacher David Chen employs an unorthodox method in MCCSC’s first-ever Chinese language classes. But success isn’t guaranteed.



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Education grant competition opens

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The U.S. Department of Education has announced the opening of applications for the Investing in Innovation Grant Competition.


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Community decries ISTEP testing

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The Indiana Coalition for Public Education and members of the community met Tuesday to discuss ISTEP and other standardized testing.



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Increase in federal budget aids education

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The Obama Administration included $69 billion in discretionary appropriations for the U.S. Department of Education in its budget for the 2015 Fiscal Year, a 2-percent increase from the 2014 budget.









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MCCSC plans makeup snow days

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During a winter that dumped a record amount of snow in Indianapolis, schools across the state have been closed multiple times this school year, and MCCSC missed five school days.