Results from Indiana's new online assessment suggest a correlation between poverty levels and student performance in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. schools.
The data from the Indiana Board of Education, released Sept. 4, showed a large disparity between low and high poverty schools and their online assessment scores.
Read MoreThe Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.'s latest initiative seems to have made an early impact on high school students.
Tuesday officials from EVSC and local food processing company AmeriQual along with students from RAMP — Real-World Application; Maximizing Potential — spoke about the new work-based learning program's success since its launch in August.
Read MoreFor the seventh consecutive semester, graduate enrollment at the University of Southern Indiana has increased to record-setting growth while overall enrollment decreased by 2.6 percent.
Since 2016, graduate student numbers have surpassed those established in USI's 54-year history. And now at 1,537 graduate students, graduate enrollment has increased 6.1 percent compared to last year.
Read MoreEvansville Vanderburgh School Corp. superintendent David Smith said although raw data from the ILEARN results may not have looked positive, schools in the district have improved remarkably.
During Monday’s school board meeting, Smith told the board and those attending the meeting that the district’s test results have steadily increased since 2010, as he cited the EVSC’s placement among other public and private schools in the region.
Read MoreLarry Miller's eyes widened as he witnessed the ribbon cutting of the new Ascension St. Vincent YMCA Downtown on Thursday afternoon.
For Miller, who said he helped build the former Downtown YMCA, the ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house symbolized something beyond the building's updated features and freshly buffed floors.
Read MoreTesting stress isn't limited to just the day of the exam. Parents, students and teachers report an impact from standardized tests like the ISTEP and ILEARN for months leading up to the exam and even afterward.
One Evansville parent even considered opting her son out of the ILEARN last year because it caused so much anxiety and turmoil for her son.
Read MoreIt’s hard enough to maintain a long distance relationship. So, imagine the difficulties with one split by international waters.
Considering the lack of frequent visits, consistent communication and intimate moments, it’s almost impossible to picture a romance like that lasting beyond the short-lived stages of fascination.
So, how does a relationship like this work?
Read MoreToday’s generation is filled with some unique romantics.
Among the tens of millions of people in long distance relationships, nearly 33% are college students and young adults. And as they’ve begun to establish long-term unions, “traditional” relationship standards have since changed.
Read More