Kosciusko County legislators highlight new laws now in effect
As summer kicks off in Indiana, State Reps. David Abbott, R-Rome City, and Craig Snow, R-Warsaw, want Hoosiers to know about a wide range of new state laws now in effect.
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Indiana Lawmakers Advance Controversial “Union-Busting” Bill Denounced By Hoosier Teachers
Indiana lawmakers are one step closer to advancing a contentious bill to the governor’s desk that has been decried by the state’s teachers unions as “unnecessary” and “union-busting.”
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HB 1134 And It’s So-Called ‘Divisive Concepts’ Moves To Full Senate
The Senate Committee on Education and Career Development voted Wednesday to pass House Bill 1134 out of committee to be heard before the full chamber over the objections of hundreds of educators.
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Education Bill Would Require Posting Of Curriculum
A controversial bill that opponents say would limit educators’ ability to teach about racism passed out of a House committee Wednesday.
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Guest Column: Make Teachers Priority For Vaccine
Thanks to the success of President Donald Trump’s Operation Warp Speed, a vaccine is on the way. Now it’s time for Indiana to start planning how best to distribute it.
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Kosciusko Chamber Welcomes New Teachers
WARSAW — With the new school year approaching, students are not the only ones getting ready to go back to class. This afternoon, Friday, July 29, the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce welcomed new teachers from Warsaw, Wawasee, Whitko and Tippecanoe Valley schools. The lunch event, held at Creighton’s Crazy … Read More
Raising Money For One Teacher’s Classroom
WARSAW — Emily Slain is a teacher who works at Barbee Landing in the summer. When Slain’s manager heard many of her teaching expenses were out of pocket, the manager decided she wanted to help Slain. “She instigated the whole thing. She said, ‘Let’s do a fundraiser,’” said … Read More
WCS Staff Enthusiastic About New School Year
WARSAW — Warsaw Community School employees gathered Monday morning, Aug. 10, to celebrate the beginning of another new school year. The program began with presentation of colors, pledge of Allegiance and national anthem by the Junior ROTC Cadets. Guest speakers included Dani Barkey, Warsaw Community High School student; … Read More
New Educators Set To Make A Difference
Educators left with a single key message that they make a difference and will always be treasured and remembered by their students.
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Wawasee Welcomes New Teachers And Staff
Wawasee Community School Corp. welcomed 18 new teachers and staff for the 2015-16 school year during orientation the week of Aug. 3.
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Six TVSC Employees Reach 25 Year Mark
AKRON — During Teacher Orientation Day on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation honored six employees for completing 25 years of service.
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Apollo Chorus Of Chicago Offering Free Tix For Teachers
The Apollo Chorus of Chicago will honor teachers by offering them complimentary tickets to its Choral Classics concert at 7:30 p.m.March 7 in the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 South Woodlawn Ave. Tickets are limited to one per teacher and available at the door with a school … Read More
Indiana Awards $30 Million Teacher Performance Grants
By KARA BROOKS State of Indiana In its first distribution of teacher performance grants, the State of Indiana today awarded more than 1,300 schools with $30 million to reward thousands of high-performing teachers. Among schools in Kosciusko County receiving teacher performance grants are: Akron Elementary, Claypool Elementary, Edgewood … Read More