Education
A category for news and information regarding k-12 and post-secondary education.
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Systemic Changes in Public Education
MIDWEST Blog – Schools take the brunt of the budget cuts in the United States. When assessing nationwide problems at…
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The Coup of Muncie Schools is Nearly Complete
By: Todd Smekens Muncie, Indiana BLOG – I just had to write a few words about the “Ball State takeover”…
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Steven Baule Thrown Under the Bus @MCS
By: Todd Smekens Muncie, Indiana BLOG – Sometimes I hate being correct on assumptions, but with the case of Muncie…
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The State Assumes Control Over Muncie Schools
Muncie, Indiana Blog – Muncie Schools have officially been taken over by the state effective in two weeks. As most…
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Nonprofits Crush Muncie Community Schools
By: Todd Smekens BLOG – Several months ago, the credit grading services of Standard &Poors (S&P) downgraded the school systems…
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When School Funding Decisions Stop Being About the Students
Muncie, Indiana BLOG – It’s an expensive endeavor to educate the children of the United States. Schools require funding…
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What Grade Did Your Muncie School Receive
By: Todd Smekens BLOG – Because of changes to the state’s accountability formula, many schools saw substantial improvement last year…
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Emergency Manager to MCS Has a Conflict
Steve Edwards Received Campaign Monies from Teachers Union By: Todd Smekens Muncie, Indiana BLOG – Muncie Community Schools’ emergency management…
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MCS is “Fiscally Impaired”; BSU to Thieve Prime Real Estate
By: Todd Smekens State Declares MCS, “Fiscally Impaired” Muncie, IN BLOG – The latest saga with Muncie Community Schools (MCS)…
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MCS Board Votes to Close Elementary Schools
By: Todd Smekens Muncie, Indiana NEWS – To summarize the week, the board meeting on April 11th was supposed to…
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