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Indiana average teachers' salaries rose nearly $2k in 2023

The average teacher s salary statewide in 2023 was $58,531, up from $56,609 in 2022, according to data from the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board.

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Indiana high school graduation rate highest since 2016

Nearly 89% of high school seniors in the state graduated last year, up from 86.52% in 2022, according to the Indiana Department of Education.

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Gary schools struggle with high absentee rates

Bailly Middle School and West Side Leadership Academy were the top two public, non-charter schools in the state with the highest absentee rates.

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Malden Solar hearing draws angry crowd

Matthew Johnson, project director for NextEra Energy, said his company has listened to neighbors’ concerns and adjusted boundaries where possible to push the project farther away from their homes.

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Valparaiso facility in works to help special-needs kids

Willingham said 43% of children in Porter County have been identified as having some kind of disability. Across Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, that’s 100,000 children, he said.

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