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EDUCATION
Muncie Community Schools Extends Elementary School Day
The Muncie Community Schools Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to extend the elementary school day by 15 minutes. MCS cited new State education requirements, as well as its own lower than average classroom time. Classes will still begin at 8:00 a.m., but the doors will open at 7:40 instead of 7:45. Students will now be dismissed at 2:55 p.m. instead of 2:40. Other changes include pushing Elementary athletics to 3:30 p.m. instead of 3:15 p.m., 2 hour delays being released at 12:55, and breakfast now being served in the cafeteria instead of in the classroom.
Rep. Sue Errington to Host Town Hall Meeting on High School Diploma Redesign Proposal
MUNCIE, IN—The Indiana Department of Education recently announced plans to significantly redesign Indiana’s high school diplomas solely as the “GPS Diploma” and “GPS Diploma Plus” starting with the Class of 2029 (this upcoming academic year’s eighth graders). This would completely erase the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and the Core 40 with Technical Honors.
Ball State University Accepting Applications for 2024-25 Off-Campus Housing Self-Certification Program
MUNCIE, Indiana – Ball State University is now accepting applications from landlords and property management companies to participate in the Off-Campus Quality Housing Initiative for the 2024-25 academic year. Introduced last year, this self-certification program for local property management companies and landlords is designed to connect students with well-maintained...
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