Education

Schools to serve healthier lunches

JESSICA WILLIAMS-GIBSON - February 9, 2012

Beginning this fall, students will see a change in their school lunches. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently unveiled updated school meal guidelines, which...

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Can music improve behavior?

Cheryl Castro - February 7, 2012

(CNN) -- There is much research to show that music can improve academic performance. But what about behavior? Kindergarten teacher Shelvia Ivey sees the...

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Center celebrates first graduates

SPECIAL TO THE RECORDER - February 2, 2012

The Excel Center, the first public charter school in Indiana to provide adults an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and begin post-secondary...

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IU spring enrollment holds steady overall; three campuses set records

SPECIAL TO THE RECORDER - January 25, 2012

Three Indiana University campuses - IU Bloomington, IU East and IU Kokomo - set new spring-semester records this year for enrollment or credit hours,...

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5,300 IU students benefit from eTexts savings

Guest Contributor - January 25, 2012

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- This spring semester, 130 class sections encompassing 5,300 IU students are participating in IU's eTexts initiative, taking advantage of IU's cost-saving...

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Judge upholds Indiana school voucher law

From The Associated Press - January 25, 2012

A judge has upheld Indiana's school voucher law, rejecting opponents' arguments that the largest such program in the nation unconstitutionally uses public money to...

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Growing tech students: A new high school model

Steve Kastenbaum - January 23, 2012

(CNN) -- IBM's job listings website today shows more than 1,600 job vacancies in the United States. But despite the nation's high unemployment rate,...

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Martin University in consortium to receive transportation research grant

For the Recorder - January 19, 2012

A consortium of Midwest universities, which included Martin University, will benefit from a grant distribution announced in our nation's capital this week involving millions...

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Campaign challenges cities to improve reading levels

JESSICA WILLIAMS-GIBSON - January 19, 2012

Reading level achievements between low-income children and their peers are growing. The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is challenging cities across the country, including seven...

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NAACP Youth Council to host Quiz Bowl

JESSICA WILLIAMS-GIBSON - January 19, 2012

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is best known as the most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization and for...

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