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May 17, 2013

After Lawmakers Pause Common Core Implementation, Teachers Ask What’s Next

Kindergarteners at East Side Elementary in Brazil listen as their teacher reads a story.

Common Core opponents celebrated an improbable victory last month after legislation to pause implementation of nationally-crafted academic standards passed the Indiana General Assembly. But what happens next is unclear. According to the bill Gov. Mike Pence signed into law last week, the State Board of Education can take no further action to implement the Common [...]

May 13, 2013

Daily Journal: Educators ‘Slam Brakes’ On Common Core Rollout

Rep. Matt Pierce, D-Bloomington, delivers a speech on the floor of the Indiana House.

“There’s no such thing as a pause,” a Greenwood school administrator told the Daily Journal.

May 8, 2013

Indy Star: What Louisiana High Court Voucher Decision Means For Indiana

Students at St. Charles Catholic School in Bloomington prepare for a lesson on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.

After the Louisiana Supreme Court struck down the state’s voucher law, Indiana’s program may be the most expansive in the country.

May 7, 2013

Schools See Construction Referenda As Opportunity To Improve Security

Snider High School will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2014.

School corporations seeking construction referenda see major renovations as a chance to improve the safety and security of old buildings.

April 27, 2013

Complex Common Core ‘Pause’ Bill Passes Indiana General Assembly

Indiana lawmakers sent a lengthy piece of education legislation to Gov. Mike Pence’s desk late Friday night which, Common Core opponents say, throws the brakes on implementation of the nationally-crafted academic standards in the state’s classrooms.

April 26, 2013

Our Most-Read Stories Of The Indiana General Assembly’s 2013 Session

Here’s a look back the most widely-read StateImpact posts of the 2013 Indiana General Assembly session.

Indy Star: Key Questions To Ask As Indiana Pursues Common Core Pause

Sen. Scott Schneider, R-Indianapolis, speaks at a rally at the statehouse in January. After his initial proposal to stop Common Core implementation stalled, Schneider attached 'pause' language to another education bill.

A proposal to pause Common Core implementation in Indiana cleared a key statehouse hurdle Thursday.

April 25, 2013

Statehouse Deals Nearing On Budget, Common Core ‘Pause,’ Vouchers

Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis

We might get a better idea Thursday how Indiana General Assembly members will resolve their differences over proposals to expand the state’s private school voucher program and halt implementation of the Common Core academic standards in schools. A deal on the state’s two-year budget is also close, Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said Wednesday. Lawmakers are hoping to [...]

April 24, 2013

What The Latest Poll Can (And Can’t) Tell Us About Common Core Support

Opponents of the Common Core, a set of nationally-crafted academic standards, rallied at the statehouse before a January Senate Education Committee hearing.

A majority of Hoosiers say they favor sticking with the Common Core.

Lawmakers Appear Poised To Make Final Voucher Expansion Deal

Private school students wait outside the Indiana Supreme Court as justices hear a challenge to the state's voucher law. Several voucher-accepting schools brought students to the statehouse in November for oral arguments.

Republican lawmakers pounding out differences between House and Senate versions of a proposal to expand the state’s school voucher system are reportedly close to a deal.

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