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ID	95606
Title of Article	Literacy bill that would hold back thousands advances
Notes	Senate Bill 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Janley Barco testifies
Date	Feb 29, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Literacy, Indiana

ID	95238
Title of Article	Legislation could hold back many 3rd graders
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Linda Rogers
Date	Feb 02, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Schools, Literacy

ID	94798
Title of Article	School officials: Chronic absenteeism will require multiple approaches
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tom Jones interacts with students
Date	Dec 19, 2023
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Truancy, Indiana Department of Education

ID	94144
Title of Article	Highest honors
Notes	National Blue Ribbon
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Staff celebrates National Blue Ribbon award; Jimtown Intermediate teachers
Date	Nov 29, 2023
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Jimtown Intermediate School, Awards, United States Department of Education

ID	94079
Title of Article	Grants to help schools implement 'science of reading' practices
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Katie Jenner
Date	Nov 24, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Literacy

ID	93572
Title of Article	School performance on display
Notes	Report Cards
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart High School performance report
Date	Oct 25, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Annual Performance Report

ID	93251
Title of Article	$3M grant aims to boost Hispanic/Latinx students
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen College Hispanic/Latinx students celebrate
Date	Oct 12, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen College, United States Department of Education, Grants

ID	92743
Title of Article	High marks
Notes	Blue Ribbon School
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jimtown Intermediate School students
Date	Sep 20, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Jimtown Intermediate School, United States Department of Education

ID	91884
Title of Article	Reading skills 'crisis'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Teacher reading to students; Roosevelt Elementary School third-grader
Date	Aug 17, 2023
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination Test (IREAD-3), Indiana Department of Education, Elkhart County Schools

ID	87608
Title of Article	Chandler Elementary repurposed to accommodate 'pathways'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Olivia Salisbury
Date	Feb 23, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Community Schools, Indiana Department of Education

ID	86672
Title of Article	Elkhart schools win $9.5M education grant
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jan 25, 2023
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, United States Department of Education, Grants

ID	83147
Title of Article	Elkhart High wins $500K for college credential program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gail Draper, Michele Tibbs, Lisa Swann, Brittany Townsley, Amy Stine and Steve Thalheimer
Date	Sep 15, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Indiana Department of Education, Ivy Tech Community College

ID	82641
Title of Article	Goshen receives Title IX complaint
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 25, 2022
Page	B1
Subjects	United States Department of Education, Goshen Community Schools, School Athletics, Sexual Discrimination

ID	82388
Title of Article	Tests show Indiana 3rd graders below normal reading levels
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana Board of Education members
Date	Aug 11, 2022
Page	A5
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination Test (IREAD-3)

ID	73340
Title of Article	Indiana sees English, math test scores drop
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michigan City area school students
Date	Jul 15, 2021
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, ILEARN Assessment

ID	71938
Title of Article	Area schools to get hefty boost in CARES Act funding
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Steve Thalheimer
Date	Apr 20, 2021
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Indiana Department of Education

ID	68571
Title of Article	Area schools to receive second round of CARES Act funding
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Community Schools students
Date	Feb 11, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Indiana Department of Education, Elkhart County Schools, School Funding

ID	67798
Title of Article	Indiana schools to have flexibility when reopening
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jennifer McCormick
Date	June 10, 2020
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Indiana Department of Education

ID	66566
Title of Article	Indiana's school choice voucher program growing statewide
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 10, 2020
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Educational Vouchers

ID	66520
Title of Article	Bill aims to balance needs of Amish, public schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Amish students
Date	February 1, 2020
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Amish Community, Amish Schools, Indiana Department of Education

ID	66506
Title of Article	Concord East Side a 'Family Friendly' school for sixth year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nathan Geise
Date	January 30, 2020
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Concord East Side Elementary School, Indiana Department of Education

ID	66365
Title of Article	High school graduation rates slip
Notes	Goshen Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools, Middlebury Community Schools, Wa-Nee Community Schools, Fairfield Community Schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Memorial graduates
Date	January 6, 2020
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Graduation Rates, Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools

ID	66357
Title of Article	Report: 6 Elkhart schools fall short
Notes	Middlebury Community Schools, Wa-Nee Community Schools, Fairfield Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	January 4, 2020
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools, Goshen Community Schools

ID	66141
Title of Article	Report: Net loss of 1,500 students
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 23, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Indiana Department of Education, Thalheimer, Steven

ID	65909
Title of Article	Educating right
Notes	"Educating Right," Referendum
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 3, 2019
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Thalheimer, Steven, Indiana Department of Education

ID	66818
Title of Article	New results fuel debate over testing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Eastwood Elementary students and teacher Michelle Holderman; Pierre Moran Middle School students; Jennifer McCormick
Date	September 5, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	ILEARN Assessment, Indiana Department of Education, Elkhart County Schools

ID	65647
Title of Article	Indiana DCS responds to suit over care provided to children
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 2, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Child Welfare

ID	65477
Title of Article	Goshen Schools named 'Green Ribbon' School District
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 24, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Community Schools, United States Department of Education, Sustainability

ID	64675
Title of Article	Area schools working to make the grade
Notes	Accountability Grades
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 15, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Indiana Department of Education

ID	62681
Title of Article	State's school grades released
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 8, 2017
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Education, United States Department of Education, Government, Indiana State

ID	62376
Title of Article	Bethany Christian wins national award for sustainability efforts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Onlookers at ceremony celebrating Bethany Christian Schools' selection by U.S. Department of Education as Green Ribbon school; Admission director Sarah Lind speaks during reception; Wind turbine at Be
Date	August 29, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Bethany Christian Schools, Awards, Sustainability

ID	61155
Title of Article	Schools, Boys & Girls Club to share large grant
Notes	Indiana Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	January 1, 2017
Page	A3
Subjects	Boys and Girls Club of Elkhart County, Elkhart Community Schools, Grants

ID	59808
Title of Article	800-plus students using $3.2M in school vouchers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 16, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Fees, School, Elkhart County Schools, Educational Vouchers

ID	59490
Title of Article	Housing Authority awaits HUD decision
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	February 15, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Department of Education, Goshen Housing Authority, Funding

ID	58112
Title of Article	Indiana gains 3-year waiver from federal law
Notes	No Child Left Behind; testing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 24, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Department of Education, Indiana

ID	57511
Title of Article	Board discusses IREAD-3, remediation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 30, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination Test (IREAD-3), Elkhart County Schools, Department of Education

ID	57208
Title of Article	More area students pass IREAD-3
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 11, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Sesquicentennial (1966), Elkhart County Schools, Department of Education

ID	55711
Title of Article	Graduation rates seeing upward trend
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	February 26, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education

ID	55695
Title of Article	State school voucher rolls up 47 percent to more than 29,000
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	February 24, 2015
Page	A2
Subjects	Fees, School, Indiana Department of Education

ID	55693
Title of Article	School voucher use climbs in Elkhart County
Notes	Choice Scholarship Program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	February 24, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Fees, School, Elkhart County Schools

ID	55606
Title of Article	NorthWood offers free cerifications for Office
Notes	Microsoft IT Academy program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	February 9, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	NorthWood High School, Computer Software, Indiana Department of Education, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

ID	55124
Title of Article	Dept. of Education releases sample questions for new ISTEP
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 20, 2014
Page	A1
Subjects	ISTEP Testing, Indiana Department of Education

ID	54124
Title of Article	Separate education standards could be expensive
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 26, 2014
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Common Core State Standards, Education, Indiana Department of Education

ID	54080
Title of Article	Proposed school standards reviewed
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	April 18, 2014
Page	A3
Subjects	Common Core State Standards, Education, Indiana Department of Education

ID	54071
Title of Article	Education standards released
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 16, 2014
Page	C1
Subjects	Common Core State Standards, Education, Indiana Department of Education

ID	54038
Title of Article	School board members say ratings are unfair
Notes	New teacher performance evaluation system
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 10, 2014
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Education, Teachers, Indiana Department of Education

ID	54024
Title of Article	Teacher rankings released
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 8, 2014
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Education, Elkhart County Schools, Teachers, Indiana Department of Education

ID	53926
Title of Article	State withdraws from Common Core
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 25, 2014
Page	A3
Subjects	Common Core State Standards, Education, Indiana Department of Education

ID	53847
Title of Article	Indiana lawmakers scrap Common Core guidelines
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 13, 2014
Page	A6
Subjects	Common Core State Standards, Education, Indiana Department of Education

ID	53701
Title of Article	More waivers aren't coming for schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	February 22, 2014
Page	A1
Subjects	School Calendars, Weather, Snow, Indiana Department of Education