GESENHUES: Vote like you've never voted before

News and Tribune
By AMY GESENHUES
Local Columnist
— Next Tuesday, May 4, is our opportunity to vote for our next batch of elected officials including: US senator, US representative, state senate, state representative, sheriff, assessor, school board members, and more. click here to read full column

State superintendent says he won’t pursue Race to the Top funds due to the ISTA

News and Tribune
By TARA HETTINGER
Tara.Hettinger@newsandtribune.com

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Indiana lost the first round in competing for Race to the Top federal funds, which has been blamed on the lack of union support.

Now, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett is dropping out of round two of the race before it even starts.

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In the news

From the Tribune

Tribune memory book needs your help - The Tribune plans to publish a memory section which will include photos and stories from the four New Albany-Floyd County elementary schools which will be closed at the end of the school year — Silver Street, Pine View, Galena and the Children’s Academy of New Albany.

NA-FC board to review policies concerning campaigning

Floyd Central beefs up security, checking each visitor to the national sex offender registry

ROCK 'N' ROLL CALL: School prepares for double student population

NAHS, Hazelwood principals named
Silver, Pine View schools, administration building put up for sale

Two incumbents face off in same NA-FC school board seat - Whaley and Sakel are running in District 1

NA-FC schools to start new 3-tier busing system, transition programs to help students who are switching schools

Letters and Opinions

Reader still upset with school board

CUMMINS: Why read when you can watch?

DODD: Methods to the madness

From the Courier

New Albany-Floyd school board races include 8 hopefuls running for 2 at-large seats - (also details all candidates)

New principals for New Albany High, Hazelwood Middle schools

Report: Indiana short on funding teacher pensions

Indiana schools chief says union vague on proposed reforms

May 4th Primary

This is a reminder to get out and vote! Let your voices be heard.

School Board District 1
Don Sakel, Roger E. Whaley
(Both are current board members)

School Board District 2
David J. Hines (DJ)

School Board At-Large (vote for 2)
Jan Habermel Anderson, Mark Boone, K. Lee Cotner, James M. Dailey, Cheryl Matthews, Eric G. Minzenberger, Tonye A. Rutherford, Dan Williamson

Tribune Articles - April 5, 2010

Future of closed Floyd County school buildings announced

Changing faces at NA-FC schools

Unruh returning to NAHS athletic department

CUMMINS: High schools are a microcosm of society

Courier Journal

Dale Moss | A few notes on the news

Indiana gets $61 million to help low-achieving schools

Indiana to expand virtual charter school program

Property assessment veterans in Floyd primary battle

Recent News

Tribune - March 31, 2010 - Reader suppots Silver Street and Wiseheart

Tribune - March 30, 2010 - Athletics: the other half of education

Tribune - March 27, 2010 - CUMMINS: The future is in a schoolhouse

Tribune

Indiana reading scores stagnant
Hoosier students haven’t shown significant improvement in more than 15 years

By TARA HETTINGER
Tara.Hettinger@newsandtribune.com

Tribune - March 25, 2010

Parent takes issue with Silver Street closing

Tribune - March 24, 2010

GESENHUES: I can’t let it go

Should any of us??? What do you plan to do? Stay in New Albany? Move? Private school? Home school?