The Indiana State Board of Education continued discussion Wednesday of proposals for a new framework for school accountability.
State lawmakers say they will act quickly at the start of the 2021 session to ensure schools receive full funding for students participating in virtual learning due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Indiana School Boards Association is calling on lawmakers to maintain funding for public schools in the 2021 legislative session.
The Indiana Bar Foundation is sharing the results of a yearlong study assessing Hoosier students’ engagement with civic education.
Gov. Eric Holcomb has announced his selection for Indiana's first appointed secretary of education to succeed current Superintendent for Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick.
The Indiana State Teachers Association is calling for improved working conditions, a commitment to increase teacher pay, and protections for funding heading into the coming legislative session.
Sustained education funding, inclusivity and bridging the digital divide top the state superintendent's priorities shared with legislators for the 2021 session.
In the state's 2019 fiscal year, 2,489 of Hoosier children were adopted through the Indiana Department of Child Services.
Northwest Indiana educators say they'll fight back against attempts to decrease funding 15% for virtual learners.
Indiana Democrats have sent a letter to Gov. Eric Holcomb asking the state to hold schools harmless from changes in enrollment during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed 167 new state laws approved by the Republican-controlled Indiana House and Senate during the 2020 legislative session, which ran between Jan. 6 and March 11.
Selected Governor's Fellows will serve in Indiana agencies in a yearlong, full-time, paid position.
Public educators continued calls for increased accountability, teacher pay in a Presidents Day rally at the Indiana Statehouse.
The State Board of Education approved cuts to 5 foundational life skills classes to shift funding toward more advanced courses.
Indiana University Northwest is showing "Sticks + Tape," an interactive exhibit on loan from the Chicago-based art collective Floating Museum.
There's plenty to do around Northwest Indiana and the south suburbs, whether you're in the market for 5K runs, food, parades, patriotic music or just fireworks at dusk.
AAA projects 47.9 million people will travel more than 50 miles from home over the Fourth of July weekend, a 3.7% increase over 2021. The overall travel volume will be just shy of the 2019 record.
Don't miss the great deals at these yard and estate sales around Northwest Indiana.
Metro Phoenix’s Maricopa County had among the biggest growth in white, Black and Hispanic residents last year, as well as the biggest increase overall of any U.S. county. Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California's Inland Empire had some of the largest Hispanic jump in residents. That's according to 2021 population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. There also was substantial Black growth in Fort Bend County in metro Houston and Tarrant County in metro Dallas. Increases in Asian residents were largest in Collin County in metro Dallas, Southern California's Orange County and King County in metro Seattle.
Jonathan Annicks was 18 when a gunman shot him outside his Chicago home, leaving him paralyzed and in a wheelchair. His shooter was never caught. The Associated Press first reported on his story a few months after the 2016 incident. Since then he's gone to college and become a mentor for others with spinal cord injuries. While he's shown the world a brave face and “can do” spirit, the years since the shooting have had ups and downs. It's a reminder that overcoming tragedy can be messy. But, as he has from the start, he’s leaned on his family to help get him through. He dreams of a life with even more independence and a family of his own.
Authorities are investigating after three men were found dead in a northern Illinois house. Kankakee Police Chief Robin Passwater says at approximately 2 p.m., police responded to a call of a gunshot victim inside a residence. Patrol officers checked the residence and located three deceased males inside the rental property. Kankakee police said they had a heavy presence in the area around the home and would release additional information later. Detectives and forensic evidence technicians were seen entering and leaving the modest two-story house while carrying equipment Wednesday evening. The house was surrounded by crime scene tape.
Leaders of the Republican-dominated Legislature announced Wednesday that lawmakers would convene starting July 25.
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"The Munster Police Department requested the Indiana State Police to conduct the investigation into the crash," the local department said.
Flames were visible as the efforts were underway around 10:30 a.m.
The accused referred to the touching as "light petting" and "advised touching with Victim 1 may have gotten out of hand on occasion."
"I asked Marquis (Crawford) if this was normal to him and he stated he probably shouldn't have made a business deal with such people," police said.
Kathy Salvi, a suburban Chicago personal injury lawyer, won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois on Tuesday. She'll face Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the fall.
There were 176 new Indiana laws approved this year by the Republican-controlled General Assembly and enacted by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, mostly during the month of March.
There were 176 new Indiana laws approved this year by the Republican-controlled General Assembly and enacted by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, mostly during the month of March.
“We were outspent by tens of millions of dollars in the primary and look what happened tonight. This is how it’s done,” Bailey said.