Administrators breathed a collective sigh of relief upon hearing there will be no school funding cuts in the state budget. Clearly funding cuts would have piled even more stress upon the stress already existing the last few months.

INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA has extended its freeze of high school athletics until July 1 to match the state’s reopening policy.

NAPPANEE — Jody Meek shares his small studio apartment in Nappanee with two dozen roommates — and none of them are complaining. His quarters on East Lincoln Street across from Coppes Commons are cramped, but the current claustrophobic atmosphere — “it’s a small place for a big hobby” — does not stop him from “bringing …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the federal 2018-19 school accountability ratings to the public Friday, Jan. 3. More than 56% of high schools and 53% of elementary and middle schools received a rating of Meets Expectations or Exceeds Expectations. Each school in the Wawasee Community School Corporation received a rating of Approaches Expectations. However, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the 2019 state graduation rate Tuesday, Dec. 31. In 2019, Indiana’s graduation rate was 87.29 percent, and the non-waiver rate was 76.73 percent. In 2018, Indiana’s graduation rate was 88.1 percent with a non-waiver graduation rate of 80.78 percent. Wawasee High School’s graduation rate was 90.99%, or 212 …read more.

WARSAW — The Indiana Department of Education publicly released statewide results of the Spring 2019 ILEARN results on Wednesday, Sept. 4. ILEARN recently replaced the former state assessment program known as ISTEP+. However, in comparison to past ISTEP+ scores, ILEARN showed lower achievement levels across the state in both language arts and mathematics. According to …read more.

SYRACUSE — For several years, ISTEP+ was sharply criticized as not being a true reflection of how public school students are actually performing in classrooms. Beginning in the spring of 2019, it was replaced by a new state assessment known as ILEARN. Results of the first ILEARN testing were released publicly Wednesday, Sept. 4, by …read more.

SYRACUSE — The most recent mass-shooting in a public school in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14 leaving 17 dead, has again heightened national awareness about keeping students and staff safe in schools. And the debate about tougher gun-control legislation has also been stirred up again. Locally, the Wawasee Community School Corporation is part of a county …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The day is near to cast your vote for president, senator, state leadership, local officials and school board officials. The general election for 2016 is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Delegates at the Indiana Republican Party State Convention nominated Dr. Jennifer McCormick and Curtis Hill as candidates for superintendent of public instruction and attorney general, respectively, in the November general election. Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb was also nominated for lieutenant governor. The nominations were made Saturday, June 11. Indiana Republican Party Chairman Jeff …read more.