College graduates on the hunt for jobs
by Jingxia Wei
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
by Brandon Smith
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 »
State releases IREAD-3 test results
by Kyle Stokes
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 »
New Supreme Court chief justice chosen tomorrow
by Brandon Smith
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
by David Slonim
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 »
StateImpact Indiana: Netbooks
by Kyle Stokes
May 10, 2012
Laptops, iPads, and netbook computers — paid for with the help of state dollars — are becoming an increasingly common sight in Indiana classrooms. In Evansville, schools are attempting the transition from paper-bound materials to digital curriculum by providing a school-owned netbook to more than half its students. As StateImpact Indiana’s Kyle Stokes reports, being the state’s third-largest... More »
Indiana State Fair Commission hires chief operating officer for first time
by Brandon Smith
May 10, 2012
As part of its ongoing effort to prevent another incident like last year’s stage collapse, the Indiana State Fair Commission has hired a chief operating officer to develop a comprehensive public safety plan. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
Group sues Indiana over who can perform marriages
by Indiana Public Broadcasting
May 10, 2012
A secular organization is filing suit against Indiana, claiming the state’s marriage statute is unconstitutional because it spells out who is authorized to perform marriages in the state. Indiana’s Marriage Statute says those who can perform marriages include religious organizations and some elected officials. The Center for Inquiry, which has a program that trains people... More »
Historic home in Muncie gets ready for restoration festival
by Stephanie Wiechmann
May 9, 2012
Several Muncie homeowners are getting ready for the beginning of the Midwest Restoration Festival. It’s an idea they dreamed up to get the community interested in rehabilitating older historic homes in the city. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann takes a look at the festival’s main attraction – the design house – before its debut to Muncie society.... More »
US Senate candidates Mourdock and Donnelly address Lugar primary upset
by Brandon Smith
May 9, 2012
In the wake of his primary victory over Richard Lugar, Senate candidate Richard Mourdock today sought to establish himself as a mainstream Republican… rather than someone on the extreme edge of his party. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Also today, Democratic US Senate candidate Joe Donnelly praised... More »
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