Ball State pulls sponsorship of two Gary charter schools

MUNCIE | Ball State University has pulled its sponsorship of seven Indiana charter schools — including two in Gary — plagued by long-running academic woes.

Chicago teachers to again consider ending strike

CHICAGO | An angry Mayor Rahm Emanuel's appeal to the courts to end a six-day teachers strike in the nation's third largest city set off a new round of recriminations Monday, but did little to end a walkout that has left parents scrambling and kept 350,000 students out of class.

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Where's the demand?

Titanic is a magnet for kids and a fine line for educators

Teachers, parents and writers explore the yin-yang of the Titanic for children ahead of the wreck's centennial this week.

Titanic a magnet for kids, fine line for educators

Eleven-year-old John Payne has been a student of the Titanic since kindergarten.

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Test aims to end social promotions in Indiana schools

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Fines are fine, but law is necessary

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Creationism is bad science

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Protection bill leaves bad smell

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Lawmakers should leave IHSAA, high school basketball alone

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Lawmakers may fail cursive writing test

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More isn't better with alcohol

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A shot across the online retailing bow

Offensive line keys Bears' resurgence

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. | Hours after Chicago completed a gutsy win at Philadelphia, running back Matt Forte and cornerback Charles Tillman started studying again. Only this time the subject was finance — part of a community service program at a local high school on Tuesday morning.

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It's appropriate to reconsider state's caps on liability

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Don't rush online course plan

School's out forever for 'unschoolers'

As an "unschooler," Zoe is untethered from the demands of compulsory education. Unschooling has been around for several decades, but advocates say there has been an uptick as more families turn to home-schooling overall.

School's out forever for 'unschoolers'

School's never out for 14-year-old Zoe Bentley. Nor is it ever in.

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Vouchers' critics lose first round

More athletes get heads examined through sports concussion treatment program

Before school athletes get their heads in the game, a greater number of them will be getting baseline concussion scans, which can improve treatment if they suffer a blow to the head.