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Eastern High School students Megan Hedges and Heather Wright were recently honored for receiving perfect scores on part of the ISTEP test they took as eighth-graders.
Hedges earned a perfect score on the math portion of the test, taken in the spring. Wright earned a perfect score on the language arts portion of the test.
When the Kokomo-Center School Board hired Jeff Hauswald as its superintendent in June 2010, board members were talking to him about what they could do in student programming with the savings realized from consolidation and reorganization.
While State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett is pushing for aggressive reform of Indiana’s schools, he does not see a state full of failing schools.
The Indiana Senate recently approved a bill to limit teachers’ collective bargaining rights, despite protests from teachers and the Indiana State Teachers Association.
State Sen. Tim Skinner arrived at the Indiana Statehouse Monday morning, thinking he’d be talking to a group of teachers about how to slow down some fast-tracked education legislation.
Children must pass reading test to leave third grade
Teachers say children learn to read from kindergarten through third grade, then read to learn through the rest of their academic careers.
Northwestern dinner theater is Thursday
The Northwestern High School Theater Troupe will host a dinner theater performance Thursday.
The Lafayette Park Elementary Opening Knights will present “A Gingerbread Christmas” at 7 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium. Tickets are free.
Taylor Intermediate School teachers have announced the fourth grade students of the month.
Tipton McDonald’s owner Rich Koopman recently surprised Tri-Central’s seventh grade English teacher, Cris Harlow, with a $500 check.
The Maconaquah Fine and Performing Arts Foundation will host its first event, “An Evening with DaVinci and Company,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at Maconaquah Elementary School.
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