EDITORIAL: Reward top-performing school districts

Education reform has been moving swiftly in Indiana. Now it's time for the next step in the logical progression of reform — rewarding school districts that perform well.

Legislator touts performance bonus for state's best schools

INDIANAPOLIS | Two Northwest Indiana school districts could receive a $500 per student bonus under a plan to reward the state's highest-performing schools with additional funding.

East Porter County School Corporation

East Porter County School Corporation meets June 11.

Parents sue East Porter County School Corp. over bullying, harassment of their daughter

VALPARAISO | A local couple are suing East Porter County School Corp., claiming their daughter was bullied and harassed by school staff and fellow students, court records state.

Porter County meetings

Monday

Advanced technology at rural schools

KOUTS | Technology took center stage during a federal education official's visit to Kouts schools Thursday.

East Porter County School Corporation

East Porter County School Corporation Board of School Trustees meet Aug. 22

Families help high ISTEP scores

KOUTS | Family involvement and support were cited as important factors in East Porter County School Corporation’s strong 2011 ISTEP+ results.

Kouts wary of request to patrol school grounds

KOUTS | A proposal from the East Porter County Schools that Kouts take over traffic enforcement on the school property in the town met with a chilly reception Monday despite the hot weather.

East Porter County School Corporation

East Porter County School Corporation will meet July July 18

E. Porter Schools seek approval of bus barn

VALPARAISO | The East Porter County School Corp. is seeking permission from the county to build a large bus barn just to the east of Washington Township High School along Ind. 2.

Cass Township School Consolidation Survey Results

Results of the Cass Township school consolidation survey.

The birth of a school district

Cass Township is unique in Northwest Indiana. Nowhere else does the township government still run the school. Not only that, but Wanatah School is K-8. High school students must leave the township to find a high school that will accept them.

Cass Township consolidation study

The consolidation study prepared for Cass Township by Indiana State University professor Robert Boyd.

Summary of Cass Township consolidation study

Summary of the consolidation study prepared for Cass Township by Indiana State University professor Robert Boyd.

Cass Township goes courting

Cass Township officials plan to go courting, which is why tonight's Cass Township Board meeting will matter to residents in the East Porter County, South Central and Dewey-Prairie school districts. One of those three could end up merging with Cass Township.

Tests show algebra, English, biology deficiencies

Local schools had mixed results on the 2010 End-of-Course Assessments in English, math and biology, but the schools on probation in Lake County continued to show dismal results. For some districts, English scores were higher than the other two categories. Several schools also scored a perfec…

Obama speaks to kids

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | A speech to the nation's schoolchildren by President Barack Obama on Tuesday drew generally favorable reviews from students in a noontime study hall at Washington Township High School.