Day: August 14, 2024

Aylesworth Elementary School would be razed and a new Willowcreek Middle School built under a plan being considered by the Portage Township Schools Board.

Indiana third grade IREAD scores showed the largest-ever single year increase since the literacy exam began in 2013, state officials said Wednesday. The state Department of Education released the results during the State Board of Education meeting in Indianapolis. More than 67,000 third graders, or 82.5%, showed proficient reading skills, an improvement of 0.6% over last year’s results. Last year, about 65,000 showed proficiency. The state’s third grade literacy rates have been dropping for a decade, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fallout became steeper though after the 2020-21 school year. Last year’s scores raised concerns with Secretary of Education Katie Jenner […]

Several Williams Elementary students rode to school on their bikes. A few miles away, wide-eyed, jittery youngsters clung to a parent’s hand as they walked into the Bethune Early Learning Center. It could be the first day of school anywhere, but Wednesday marked Gary’s first day back under local control after a seven-year state takeover.