State funding for full day kindergarten increased by $107.9 million for the 2012-2013 school year, reaching a total of $189.8 million. The funds will be distributed December 14 to 338 public school corporations and charter schools for the 79,110...
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Schools, Organizations Invited to Apply for 2013 Innovation Fund Grants
Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett today announced the open application period for schools seeking to apply for Innovation Fund grants. Schools, districts, charters, non-profits and other entities are invited to apply...
Indiana Schools Reach New Heights on AP Tests
School-Level Results Show More Schools than Ever Before Achieving 25 Percent Goal The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released 2011 school-level Advanced Placement (AP) exam data today. The results show more Indiana schools than ever are...
Indiana Graduation Rate Improves for Fifth Straight Year
2011 rates the highest ever Indiana’s graduation rate improved to 85.7 percent in the 2010-2011 school year, increasing 1.6 percent over last year and 4.3 percent over the 2009 rate. This is the highest graduation rate Hoosier students have...
Schools Across Indiana Recognized for Their Academic Success
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released the list of 2010-2011 Four Star Schools. Out of 1,780 public schools, 162 earned this distinction. Eleven of 238 non-public schools also received the honor this year. “Today serves as an...
Indiana Choice Scholarship is Most Expansive First Year Voucher Program
After validating data collected in the past three months, the Indiana Department of Education reports today that nearly 4,000 students from low- to moderate-income families are taking advantage of the Indiana Choice Scholarship program. The number...
Record Number of Schools Earn Highest Mark on State Ratings
Indiana schools recorded their most successful year ever under the state’s accountability metrics outlined within Public Law 221 (PL 221), Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett announced today in a meeting of the State Board of...
Indiana Students Increase ISTEP+ Scores Yet Again
Goals and Accountability Yield Strong Results Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett this morning celebrated with administrators and educators from across the state as he announced another year of positive movement in test results. The...
Schools Across the State Given Four Stars
The Indiana Department of Education released the list of 2009-10 Four Star Schools today, following the creation of a new, easy to understand method of qualifying for the statewide honor. Out of 1,808 public schools, 188 were given this distinction....
A Twenty Year Review: Improvement in Indiana’s Schools
To many Hoosiers, the message will come as a surprise: Indiana’s public schools clearly improved during the past 20 years. The data are available from the Indiana Department of Education, the College Board, the National Assessment of Educational...