Last week, our sister publication “The Mail-Journal” published a couple of comments from the U.S. Congress Third District representatives: Democrat Justin Kuhnle, Republican Marlin Stutzman and Libertarian Scott Wise. See that article here. I decided, given the lack of spatial constraints here at Ink Free News, to dig a little deeper and ask the candidates …read more.

We approached the candidates for U.S. Representative for District 2 and asked them some questions. Below are responses from Republican incumbent Jackie Walorski and Democratic candidate Joe Bock. Libertarian candidate Jeff Petermann ended his run and dropped out of the Libertarian Party after the July 15 deadline to have his name removed from the Nov. …read more.

Gov. Mike Pence today signed Senate Enrolled Act 91, which requires Indiana to adopt its own academic standards. The governor issued the following statement: “I believe our students are best served when decisions about education are made at the state and local level. By signing this legislation, Indiana has taken an important step forward in …read more.

The Warsaw Community Schools are pleased to announce that Indiana Senate Education and Career Development Committee Chair, Dennis Kruse, Hillsdale College history professor, Terrance Moore, Ph.D., and Erin Tuttle, Co-founder for “Hoosiers against the Common Core,” will lead an informational meeting for the public relating to the Common Core Curriculum. The meeting will take place …read more.

Common Core curriculum, a state standards initiative, is attracting more attention statewide. Some support the curriculum, while others have numerous concerns. Common Core is a state-led effort establishing a single set of clear educational standards for kindergarten through 12th grade in English, language arts and math that states voluntarily adopt. Leading the Common Core effort …read more.