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AHS Senior Named Miss Indiana Teen USA
Aleah Dean, 17, of Austin was recently named Miss Indiana Teen USA and will be competing for the national title next month in California. The local teen was first runner-up in the pageant last year. She will be a senior this fall at Austin High School and wants to expand her studies in the performing arts to achieve her dream as a Broadway ensemblist.
Indiana’s new ILEARN test scores show student progress remained stagnant in 2024
(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — New state standardized test results show stagnant progress among Hoosier students in grades 3-8, signaling a continued struggle to reverse widespread learning loss following the COVID-19 pandemic. New ILEARN scores show 41% of Indiana students who were tested earlier this spring were at or above proficiency standards in English and language […]
Indy suburbs again top state ILEARN tests; Brownsburg tops charts for English and math
Indianapolis’s suburbs are once again among Indiana's highest test performers, ILEARN results released Wednesday show. Four of the nine suburban Indianapolis counties were in the top 15 school districts for both English and math proficiency: Brownsburg Community School Corporation, Carmel-Clay Schools, Zionsville Community Schools and Westfield-Washington Schools. ILEARN tests...
27 of the Nation’s 35 Largest High School Gyms Are in Indiana
May my tongue turn into a carrot stick if what I'm about to write, in any way, leads you to believe that I am besmirching Kentucky's long and storied basketball tradition. Okay? Okay. End of disclaimer. (I'm a Kentuckian, by the way.) Honestly, though, KENTUCKY'S hoops tradition is mostly about...
'I want to work' | Lack of affordable child care hurting Indiana's business appeal
INDIANAPOLIS — Morgan Jonas of Indianapolis is the mother of four kids. She's a stay-at-home mom, but not by choice. Like many families, child care started to get expensive. "For my daughter, I was looking at $350 a week," said Jonas. "It's very, very hard to find not only somebody that you can trust, but also somebody that's going to be affordable."
IHSAA football 2024: Under-the-radar defensive playmakers from Central Indiana
Five weeks from Friday night officially marks the start of the high school football season. We continue our march to Week 1 this week with a look at 20 defensive playmakers who might be flying under the radar in Central Indiana: Ife Adeoba, Pike ...
Schools prepare to welcome back students amid ongoing teacher shortage
INDIANAPOLIS—As many school corporations prepare to welcome back students in the next few weeks, many will also be on the lookout for qualified teachers amid an ongoing shortage. ”We’re in full recruitment mode,” Jeff Butts, the Superintendent of MSD Wayne Township, said. While MSD Wayne Township doesn’t have any large pockets of openings as in […]
Carvana and Jimmie Johnson Fuel Automotive Education with Equipment and Vehicle Donation
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2024-- Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), an industry pioneer for buying and selling used cars online, is excited to announce a unique collaboration with racing legend Jimmie Johnson to celebrate and support automotive education. As part of this partnership, Carvana and Jimmie Johnson will donate equipment and funds to the Arsenal Technical High School, a member of Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS), in conjunction with Johnson’s highly anticipated Brickyard 400 race. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240716838007/en/ Students from Arsenal Tech High to receive donation, Jimmie Johnson meet and greet (Photo: Business Wire)
IU Bloomington ranked highest in Indiana in US News’ Best Global Universities rankings
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana University Bloomington has ranked highly in the recently released U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings for 2024-25. Of the 2,250 universities ranked worldwide, IU Bloomington ranked 135th overall for global impact, the highest of the ranked universities in Indiana. In subject-area rankings, IU Bloomington earned its highest ranking in education and educational research at No. 38.
UE President named to IBJ Media's Indiana 250 list
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV)— University of Evansville President Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz has been named to the IBJ Media Indiana 250 list for the second year in a row. The list includes 250 of the most influential executives across the state in an array of economic sectors. During the nomination process,...
High school track and field rules changes announced
LEXINGTON, KY — Effective with the 2025 season, races in high school track and field will be recalled in the first 50 meters when a competitor falls due to contact with another competitor. This change, which was one of eight revisions recommended by the NFHS Track and Field and Cross Country Rules Committee at its June 10-12 meeting in Indianapolis, relates to races not run in lanes, or when two or more competitors are assigned to a single lane.
Balancing act: Head coach and elementary school principal juggles different roles
Kyle Ray is the head football coach at Heritage Christian School on the northside of Indianapolis. Heading into his ninth year of coaching at the school, he was recently promoted from assistant principal of the elementary school to interim principal. Ray recently answered the following questions about balancing his coaching...
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