StateImpact Indiana: School Lunch
by Elle Moxley
August 23, 2012
What our kids are eating in their school lunches has been a topic of discussion since the School Nutrition Association was created in the 1940s. But the guidelines are always changing. New rules handed down this year from the United States Department of Agriculture focus less on calories and fat and more on whether all... More »
Evan Bayh campaigns for Senate candidate Joe Donnelly
by Brandon Smith
August 22, 2012
Former Indiana Governor and Senator Evan Bayh is hitting the campaign trail with Democratic Senate candidate Joe Donnelly. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
IU Public Policy Institute hosts gubernatorial candidates tonight
by IPR News
August 21, 2012
Indiana’s three gubernatorial candidates will take the stage at IUPUI tonight for a series of conversations with retired Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepard. Republican Mike Pence, Democrat John Gregg, and Libertarian Rupert Boneham will speak individually with Shepard about the state’s policy future. Topics will include education, workforce development, energy and the environment... More »
Pence responds on Health Care Act for Indiana
by Brandon Smith
August 21, 2012
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Mike Pence says Governor Daniels should avoid implementing the Affordable Care Act in Indiana. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, Pence issued a formal response today to Daniels’ request for input on the health care law. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
New Castle baseball team heads to Little League World Series
by Jingxia Wei
August 17, 2012
A Little League baseball team from New Castle is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania today… warming up for their first game in the Little League World Series. IPR’s Jingxia Wei spoke to the team by phone about the tournament. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] And results are in from the Little League Softball World Series. ... More »
Indiana officials don’t agree with July employment report
by Brandon Smith
August 17, 2012
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says Indiana’s unemployment rate increased for the second straight month in July, even though the state’s private sector added jobs for the ninth consecutive month. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, state officials are disputing the bureau’s findings. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
StateImpact Indiana: Training prisoners for the coal mines
by Julie Rawe
August 16, 2012
After the state cut funding for college degree programs for inmates, Indiana’s prison administrators are redesigning their educational programs for prisoners. They are now focusing on training inmates for jobs in specific industries. And as StateImpact Indiana’s Julie Rawe reports, that means training prisoners for jobs in, — among other professions — coal mining. [Audio... More »
All Indiana counties now eligible for federal drought loans
by Brandon Smith
August 16, 2012
Farmers and livestock producers in all 92 Indiana counties are now eligible to receive emergency loans from the federal government to provide relief from the severe drought. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More »
Legislative study committee tackles teacher evaluations
by Brandon Smith
August 15, 2012
As a new school year begins, it’s not just students who have homework due – Hoosier school corporations are required to submit new teacher evaluation programs to the state Department of Education by next month. And as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, some legislators are concerned about the effectiveness of the evaluations. [Audio clip:... More »
Indiana University studies link between test scores and ACT scores
by Elle Moxley, StateImpact Indiana
August 14, 2012
Students at schools where scores on end-of-course assessments are improving don’t necessarily do better on college entrance exams. That’s the finding of an Indiana University researcher studying the correlation between school performance and college preparedness. IU School of Education Professor Adam Maltese says students at schools with higher performance actually scored half a point lower... More »
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