Education

The Monroe County Community School Corporation administration offices are located at 315 North Drive. Schools have been given suggestions on how to limit the spread of COVID-19 for the school year.

MCCSC to provide online and in-person options in fall

Jun 17, 2020 11:48 am

The school year will begin Aug. 5 as previously planned.

A sign reads, “Tradition, pride, academic excellence,” June 3 at Bloomington High School South.

MCCSC sends letter detailing plan to combat racism in local schools

Jun 10, 2020 2:49 am

The corporation’s goal is to provide an equitable education.

The Google Classroom page for a Project Lead the Way teacher is displayed on a laptop. K-12 schools will continue e-learning through the end of the school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

K-12 educators, parents share experiences going online during COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 14, 2020 2:22 pm

Third grade teacher Jessica Sweet records videos of tasks her students can do at home.

Jacinda Townsend Gides recites an oath at the Monroe County Community School Corporation school board meeting Jan. 28 at the MCCSC administration office.Townsend Gides was elected as the District 6 representative to the MCCSC school board.

MCCSC school board approves school expansion, appoints new member

Jan 28, 2020 10:29 pm

An approved expansion of Summit Elementary School will cost $1,427,430.

Volunteers tie bags of soil and assemble growing trays Jan. 20 at the Hilltop Garden and Nature Center at IU for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service activity. The volunteers made plant-growing kits for local schools.

Hilltop Garden and Nature Center creates plant growing kits, celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Jan 20, 2020 9:49 pm

The event produced approximately 6000 seed packets for 2000 students.

Seven IU students will volunteer to teach kids during a three-week camp this summer in Rwanda. IU has been running the trip since 2012 after it was were paired with a school in Rwanda in 2009, according to trip organizer Beth Samuelson, who is also an associate professor for literacy education at IU.

IU club accepting applications to Rwanda teaching camp

Dec 5, 2019 11:08 pm

Each summer, IU provides this opportunity for students to teach Rwandan children.

Almost half of 350 pre-medical students want free tuition for medical school, according to a new survey by Kaplan Test Prep. In one of Kaplan’s recent surveys, 47% of pre-med students surveyed agreed medical schools should be tuition-free for all students

Pre-med students want free tuition for med school, survey shows

Dec 4, 2019 7:52 pm

A Kaplan Test Prep survey shows admission officer disfavor for free med school.

Professor Kelly Williams speaks Dec. 3 in a roundtable discussion at the Bloomington Faculty Council meeting in Franklin Hall. Kelly is an assistant professor of special education in the School of Education.

Bloomington Faculty Council brainstorms ways to improve IU general education curriculum

Dec 3, 2019 7:06 pm

The council discussed making class sizes smaller and courses more interdisciplinary.

Black scholars will be honored at 6 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall during the Black Congratulatory Event.

Neal-Marshall Center organizes black congratulatory event in December

Nov 22, 2019 10:36 am

“The event is authentically, unapologetically black,” associate director Gloria Howell said.

IU’s Office of the Bicentennial is taking IU’s history on the road with its interactive exhibit on the "Big Red Bus."

Hoosier history on wheels: IU Bicentennial's 'Big Red Bus' to travel, celebrate IU history

Nov 12, 2019 5:36 pm

The traveling exhibit aims to highlight IU's affect on the state.

Humane Society director of food and nutrition Karla Dumas makes several jokes before beginning her presentation at the Big Ten Chefs Summit on Oct. 7 in Read Residence Hall. The presentation discussed healthy plant-based food options at IU.

First Big Ten Chefs’ Summit at IU gathers, talks new plant-based movement

Oct 9, 2019 5:53 pm

IU has recently increased its weekly entrees to include 20% plant based options.

Latino Programs Coordinator Josefa Luce speaks during the Hispanic and Latino Affairs Awards Ceremony on Sept. 30 at Bloomington City Hall. The ceremony recognized outstanding members of the Latino community.

Generations of Bloomington leaders gather for Latinx Awards Ceremony

Sep 30, 2019 10:46 pm

The Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs award ceremony was Monday evening at City Hall.

ILEARN is the newest statewide test to measure the achievement and growth of Indiana’s students, though some in the education field oppose the results the test yields.

Educators in Bloomington express disapproval for ILEARN

Sep 19, 2019 7:11 pm

The test began in the 2018-2019 school year.

A hand holds a passport. Long visa approval wait times can cause IU students to miss the start dates of their internships and classes.

Nationwide visa application delays could cause trouble for international students

Jun 24, 2019 6:20 pm

New government requirements make it difficult for students to get approval in time.

Senior Krishna Pathak is this year's student commencement speaker. Pathak graduated from Carmel High School before coming to IU and pursuing a degree in law and public policy.

Student commencement speaker reflects on community, opportunities at IU

May 2, 2019 11:29 am

Krishna Pathak will work for the Department of Homeland Security after graduation.

Students are invited to learn how to edit Wikipedia coverage of women during the IU Libraries’ “Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon” from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday in Herman B Wells Library E174. The free workshop will focus on how to create new Wikipedia articles and improve existing content on the website.

IU Libraries Wikipedia-editing workshop seeks to improve online coverage of women

Mar 19, 2019 6:24 pm

The purpose is to teach attendees how to research and make Wikipedia edits.

Scholars to meet at IU for contemporary anti-Semitism convention

Mar 19, 2019 5:36 pm

The experts will discuss the rise of anti-Semitism and ways to combat it.

Located on Indiana Avenue, Lowell E. Baier Hall contains the Maurer School of Law, which is home to many law classes that IU offers.

Survey finds increase in law school applicants in response to political climate

Mar 17, 2019 5:44 pm

Eighty-seven percent of law schools surveyed cite politics as reason for the bump.

Jennifer Meta Robinson, middle, is a professor in the Department of Anthropology. Robinson is the project evaluator for an IU study that analyzes the effects of grade surprise and how to help students better prepare and communicate with professors.

IU receives $20,000 grant to study ‘grade surprise,’ looks for remedy

Mar 5, 2019 5:28 pm

The study includes six large, general education courses.

An illustration depicts Aron Bright testifying in support of House Bill 1253. The bill would allow schools to use state funds to provide firearms training to teachers, school staff and employees.

Shooting Back

Mar 4, 2019 7:21 am

He wants to protect his students from school shooters.