State releases IREAD-3 test results
May 15, 2012
More than 11,000 Indiana third graders did not pass a high-stakes test of their reading skills this year. State education officials released the results of that test today. But as StateImpact Indiana’s Kyle Stokes reports, the state’s numbers show better than four out of every five Indiana third graders did pass the IREAD-3 exam. [Audio... More »
College graduates on the hunt for jobs
May 15, 2012
A new crop of college graduates are receiving their diplomas this month and beginning to look for a place in the working world. But how will 2012 graduates fair in an economy that is still recovering? IPR’s Jingxia Wei reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
Brent Dickson named new state Supreme Court chief justice
May 15, 2012
Brent Dickson, the Indiana Supreme Court’s most senior member, is the state’s new chief justice. Dickson has been the acting chief justice for the last seven weeks, since Chief Justice Randall Shepard retired. Four of the justices eligible for the post interviewed with the Judicial Nominating Commission today. Only Justice Frank Sullivan, who is retiring,... More »
New Supreme Court chief justice chosen tomorrow
May 14, 2012
Tomorrow, Indiana’s new Supreme Court Chief Justice will be chosen to replace retired Justice Randall Shepard. And as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, one legal analyst says there are two favorites for the job. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
Commentary: David Slonim on Maurice Sendak
May 11, 2012
Maurice Sendak, beloved author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are, passed away this week. Local kids’ author and illustrator David Slonim remembers Sendak in this commentary. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »