http://www.news-tribune.net en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:15:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_320230948.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_320230948.html Sitting beside a stack of 17 boxes filled with toys and supplies, 10-year-old Carley Niemeier grinned as she talked about why she did what she did.Niemeier is one of the children at George Rogers Clark Elementary School participating in Operation Christmas Child, a program that gives a shoe box of toys, hygiene items, school supplies and more to children who otherwise would not receive a holiday gift. What sets Niemeier apart is that she’s participated for each of the four years the school has been involved in the program, bringing in the most boxes each year. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:27:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_318212801.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_318212801.html Mary Lang, a once-retired teacher and recent home-school adviser, stood at the front of her classroom at Options Alternative School giving a lesson to her only student, who sat in the front row. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:14:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_317001425.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_317001425.html A driver lost control and drove his van through a fence and into Silver Street Elementary, leaving the school with about $50,000 in damages. The accident happened Wednesday at 12:19 a.m., according to police reports. It states that a van, a Ford Econoline E350, was found partially in the school. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_315001249.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_315001249.html Accusations flew that school board members are accepting donations for their campaigns in favor of voting a certain way after the Greater Clark County Schools board voted down a contract with an architectural firm to build the auto-tech building for Charlestown High School. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_313220933.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_313220933.html The New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. board is saying they will not take a position on the proposed teacher licensure changes, proposed by Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_311212420.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_311212420.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:02:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_311190257.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_311190257.html Working adults looking to finish their college degrees may soon have another option in the area. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_310180820.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_310180820.html With financial cuts looming in the state, Indiana’s top education official Tony Bennett stopped by The Evening News and The Tribune on Friday to talk about what’s to come with budget cuts, teacher licensure changes, grading schools based on performance and charter schools, among other topics. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:10:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_308211148.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_308211148.html Less than 24 hours after Rock Creek Christian Academy officials presented their full charter school proposal at Ball State University, Principal Sara Hauselman received an e-mail with the good news. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_307215604.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_307215604.html Working adults looking to finish their college degrees may soon have another option in the area. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:45:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_307214629.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_307214629.html In a room filled with middle schoolers at St. Mary’s Catholic School quietly working together on computers, 12-year-old Graham Wood jumped up and screamed with excitement. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_307001220.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_307001220.html It’s a mix of nerves and excitement for Sara Hauselman, principal of Rock Creek Christian Academy in Sellersburg.Today, she is going to Ball State University in Muncie to make her final pitch for Rock Creek to open as a charter school in the fall of 2010.“You’re always nervous with stuff like that,” Hauselman said. “You don’t ever know until you get that final word, but I’m very optimistic.” Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_301213834.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_301213834.html High school students juggling jobs, homework, sports, clubs and more can take one thing off their to-do lists — mailing in transcripts for college admission. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:05:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_300220655.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_300220655.html Greater Clark County Schools will start vaccinating children against the H1N1, or swine flu, at two schools Thursday. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:39:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_299195357.html http://www.news-tribune.net/schools/local_story_299195357.html Public hearing is Thursday in Scottsburg