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IDOE Releases ILearn Scores
(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Deparment of Education (IDOE) is out with the 2026 I-Learn scores. Students in grades 3 through 8 took a new, shorter version of I-Learn this year to test their proficiency [...]
Wonnell to Represent Ripley County
Former Ripley County Community Foundation intern Delyla Wonnell will now help tell Ripley County’s story to fellow students at Ball State University. Delyla Wonnell has been selected to serve as Ripley County Ambassador at Ball [...]
SR’s McCarty Named Commended Student
(Versailles, IN) – Congratulations to South Ripley senior Tanner McCarty. Principal Derik Hutton recently announced that McCarty has been named a Commended Student in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 34,000 Commended Students across the [...]
BIS Principal Cassidy Stepping Down
Dana Cassidy (Photo: BCSC) (Batesville, IN) — Batesville Intermediate School Principal Dana Cassidy will step down at the end of 2026 to accept a position in nonprofit leadership. Batesville Community School Corporation announced the move [...]
Rob Wagner for School Board
Batesville Community Schools have played an important role in my family’s life. My wife and I raised our son and daughter in this school system, and we’ve had the privilege of watching them grow through [...]
Sunman Teacher Miss IN 1st Runner-Up
(Sunman, IN) – Sunman Elementary School kindergarten teacher Jasmyn “Jazzy” Blackburn recently finished as 1st runner-up in the Miss Indiana USA Pageant. The 24-year-old Blackburn is from Lawrenceburg, and volunteers with Girls on the Run, [...]
Houcin Lit Ed Bill Passes House
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7890, the Science of Reading Act of 2026, authored by Rep. Erin Houchin (IN-09). This bill calls for prioritizing the Science of Reading in the [...]