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Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Two professors in California have hope for us. They hope we can get over our silly concerns over vaccine mandates, gender-altering procedures on children, boys playing girls' sports, and talking sex to First Graders in Wyoming."

INDIANAPOLIS – During the second annual Indiana Educational Excellence Awards Gala, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) awarded nearly $5 million to schools and educators across the state. This black-tie event is focused on celebrating and elevating the work of Indiana’s educato ...

Editor's Note: This is the third of several installments featuring new teachers in Worthington District 518.

>> as a parent, the one thing you want is for your child to have a better life than you. we can talk about these things and there is a lot of crazy things happening in schools but we have to get these kids are reading. if they cannot read by third grade, they are four times less likely to graduate high school. we need transparency in the classroom because parents should not have to wonder what is being said or talked to their children. parents need to decide which schools their kids go to and le...

Did it 50 years ago. i would get rid of the department of education and give block grants to schools, but i would give them on merit. i just got done holding the governments conference. you should see what people do when you cut loose the red tape. they care. teachers care about those kids. they are working low-paying jobs and they are fighting for those kids. >> you said this is the womens issue of our time. >> as a parent, the one thing you want is for your child to have a better life than you...

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School is now in session for a brand-new Christian elementary school in Gardner, Kansas. "It's new ground that we're breaking,” said teacher Nicole Ward.

Are proficient or higher in reading. thats why more states are considering making students repeat the third grade if they dont meet testing requirements. now, according to education commission of the states at least 16 states and d.c. require retention for third graders if they dont meet testing requirements. many of those states do have exceptions for students learning english or test well on other assessments. listen here. >> these third grade retention laws are great motivators for parents to...

We’ve all heard Broadway musicals about overeager stage mothers and their put-upon daughters, Gypsy being possibly the most notable example. Well, here’s the mother of all sendups, Ruthless! The Musical,

  Book Club registration is now open at the Crawfordsville District Public Library. Call 362-2242, ext. 2, to sign up. Clubs offered include: • Kindergarten at 4 p.m. every …