Gary schools chief expected to take leave
The head of Gary schools may be placed on short-term medical leave days before the school district is to appear before a state appeals board for an additional loan. The...
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Advocates promote state-funded pre-K program
A state-funded prekindergarten pilot program is playing an important role in widening accessibility for low-income children, according to advocates. Deborah Sura, site manager of the Head Start program at Edgar...
Washington Township Elementary students adapt to robotics
With an interest in video game design, Kage Brown was enthusiastic when he heard about the robotics challenge in his fifth-grade class at Washington Township Elementary. He figured he could...
Despite signs of an improving economy, schools still struggle with hunger
Despite signs average incomes are rising slightly in Northwest Indiana, both schools and food banks are finding stubborn and persistent signs of food insecurity. Since Christine Waugh became principal at...
Gary Schools public relations hire ‘delayed’
Less than a week after the Gary School Board voted to rehire a former spokeswoman, its board president released a statement stating the move was "delayed." The move came after...
Required writing: Bill would return cursive to classroom
Nearly six years after the state made cursive writing instruction optional, fifth-grade teacher Randy Roberts continues to be a holdout -- requiring his pupils to use it each time he...
St. Pat’s Day a chance to eat like the Irish
The ethnic melting pot of Northwest Indiana is set to grab a Guinness, corned beef dinner or meat pie and pretend to be Irish for a day on St. Patrick's...
Hearing date set in Gary schools protection order case against board member
A hearing in a protection order case filed by the head of the Gary Community School Corp. against a school board member has been set for next month. The initial...
August opening planned for $45 million IUN building opening
Indiana University Northwest is set to open its $45 million Arts and Sciences Building in August, with the hope it will become a new center for cultural life for the...
Events at Marshall J. Garner Center capture Miller’s diversity
The Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts opened five years ago with dual purposes — to serve as a cultural showcase in Gary's Miller neighborhood and to provide a...