'As governor, I will prioritize kids by staffing state agencies, key positions, and boards with competent and proven individuals. This includes the Department of Education.'

-Q&A w/ Democrat Jennifer McCormick ahead of Tues primary via Rachel Fradette wfyi.org/news/articles/…

Who supports universal pre-K? Increasing teacher pay? Appointing a #MomsForLiberty leader to run the state education dept?

Here’s how Indiana’s 6 GOP candidates for governor say they would change education…via Rachel Fradette
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Mitch Daniels is expansive in an interview w/Fox News: Prosecutors need to 'actually act' on college protesters.

At Purdue, Hovde Hall brass have been nearly silent as a protest, much quieter than on other campuses, continues on Memorial Mall. foxnews.com/video/63521835… #FoxNews

Here’s how Indiana’s GOP candidates for governor say they would change education…and the state’s ed department.

Rachel Fradette asked the 6 candidates questions ahead of the Tuesday primary wfyi.org/news/articles/…

Pike Township voters likely do not know their May 7 vote could impact charter schools.

A 2023 law requires Marion Co districts to share revenue from an approved referendum w/ eligible charter operates.

15 Indy charters opted in --->
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Incredible unearthed recording of Gal Costa singing “O Leãozinho” (Caetano Veloso) accompanied only by a guitar in a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1978. What a voice.

IU media faculty condemn university administration — say they’ve “crossed a red line by choosing an authoritarian stance…” when they sent “riot troops to assault and arrest students and faculty…”

IUPD confirmed 23 people were arrested today for refusing to take down tents, with charges ranging from criminal trespass to resisting law enforcement.

Number of reporters on the ground now in Bloomington covering the arrests of students and other pro-Palestinian protesters at Indiana University, follow-> Indiana Daily Student aubrey wright Nic Napier WFIU/WTIU News IUSTV News Salomé Cloteaux

BREAKING: About 50 IUPD and Indiana State Police officers forcefully detained several peaceful protesters and took down the encampment at Dunn Meadow.

Passing by my neighborhood library at College Avenue and…a group outside protesting a drag storytime event that just finished. Couple IMPD cars in lot. They were all reading from packet of prayers out loud so didn’t talk to them.

If you don’t listen to Kyle Long’s Cultural Manifesto…you should fix that pronto…

Extremely proud to accept these Indiana Pro SPJ awards for my WFYI colleagues & education team tonight who pushed limits to truly report on dire experiences of kids. Crucial work by Dylan Peers McCoy Lee V. Gaines — plus Lee’s honor as Indiana journalist of the year!

Happening at Purdue: Gaza encampment breaks down, then relocates to Memorial Mall. University last night leaned into overnight camping restrictions, and demonstrators say they left. New location is arguably higher profile on campus.

Here's an update: basedinlafayette.com/p/gaza-encampm…

IU faculty are moving over to Dunn Meadow, where they will join IU Divestment Coalition in protest. Some faculty are calling for graduation boycotts and may not finish grading assignments or submit final grades.

Parents in tears and anger spoke about the alleged abuse at George Washington Carver during Indianapolis Public School Board meeting last night.

Parents say 87 admin gaslit them and ignored other concerns for years. Here's an edit of some public comment:

Protestors arrested in Bloomington today reports aubrey wright ... this follows people at Indiana University making encampment on campus to pressure the university to divest from Israel.

Great reporting and thread to answer the question … Where in the world is Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales?

Protest underway at Indiana University Bloomington on Dunn Meadow involving the situation in the Middle East. Pro-Palestinians supporters have been warned to remove tents FOX59 News CBS4 Indy