Stories tagged with "schoolchildren"

H1N1 clinics set for Indianapolis schools by Shari Rudavsky

Beginning Monday, most elementaries will offer vaccinations Marion County schoolchildren soon will have a chance to be vaccinated against H1N1. Starting Monday, the Marion County... – Nov 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Safety campaign targets school zones by Josh Duke

Complaints about speeders, drivers ignoring bus stop arms prompt 2-week enforcement blitz Brownsburg police motorcycle officer Tony West didn’t have ticket quotas or raising... – Oct 01, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Brownsburg

Ponder the connection: Less spanking, more trouble by indystar

From schoolchildren to singers, politicians and bankers, loss of self-control and lack of responsibility for one’s actions are up. Spanking is down. Is there a federal grant... – Sep 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Dan forgets how Democrats reacted to Bush's speech by indystar

Leave it to the usual suspects, led by Dan Carpenter, to lament the treatment that President Barack Obama received from conservatives over his recent Department of... – Sep 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Mount Vernon Schools OK Obama speech by Bill Mccleery

Mount Vernon school officials in Hancock County plan to show President Barack Obama’s speech to the nation’s schoolchildren on Friday. Obama delivered the speech at a Virginia high... – Sep 09, 2009 at 1:32 PM in Hancock County

Speech is part inspiration, part education by Jason Thomas

Despite uproar over Obama’s talk, students are cool with it After several days of debate among educators, parents and politicians on the merits of President Barack... – Sep 09, 2009 at 12:57 AM in Education

President's message rings true at Manual by indystar

Thirty students in a school with a 39 percent graduation rate sat in a government class Tuesday, quietly and intently listening as President Barack Obama told them to work hard,... – Sep 09, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully

It's the Prez; hide the kids! by indystar

My dear parents, may they rest in peace, never would have dreamed of mainstream protests against a presidential speech to schoolchildren, even allowing for the policy plugs any... – Sep 09, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Dan Carpenter

Politico: School speech backlash builds by indystar

By: Nia-Malika Henderson " ":http://www.politico.com/ School districts from Maryland to Texas are fielding angry complaints from parents opposed to President Barack... – Sep 04, 2009 at 11:50 AM in Politics & Government

Board to chief of schools: Not so fast by agammill

Panel delays action on state’s plan to revamp training for educators Education groups and the state’s universities will get an extra few weeks to regroup and marshal... – Jul 30, 2009 at 1:44 AM in Education

Making the case for Indy by indystar

Thirty-odd years ago, when I was a law clerk for a local federal judge, the cases I really struggled with were those where one party had a better case on the merits but was poorly... – Jul 06, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

Hotels become homes for families struggling to survive most recent comment by AnnEc

It is a mere fact that our nation had been... – Jul 03, 2009 at 4:52 AM

Burning the lamp, minus oil by indystar

Scott Pegg would love to just tell an African success story, co-authored by countless Hoosiers and illustrated with beaming faces of schoolchildren in colorful uniforms. He has... – Jun 03, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Dan Carpenter

Students invited to anti-violence rally by Kevin Oneal

Schoolchildren will attend an anti-violence rally in Indianapolis today. The Gang Resistance Education and Training Program will hold the rally, to be held in the Pepsi Coliseum at... – May 07, 2009 at 9:07 AM in News

CDC: Swine flu claims 1st victim in U.S. by indystar

ATLANTA — Federal officials today confirmed the nation’s first swine flu death in the current outbreak, a 23-month-old child in Houston, Texas. The first swine flu death outside of... – Apr 29, 2009 at 10:02 AM in Nation & World

Event brings attention to adoption campaign by Kevin Oneal

As hundreds of schoolchildren streamed into the Hilbert Circle Theater for a children’s concert, adoption advocates gathered across the street to encourage more families to adopt... – Apr 14, 2009 at 1:29 PM in Marion County

Light or dark, risk remains for schoolchildren by indystar

I read Sue Dillon’s March 20 letter about daylight-saving time and the safety issue at bus stops in the mornings and had to shake my head in amazement. She lists several... – Mar 26, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Prosecutor: Bus driver had bottle in car by indystar

A Franklin Township school bus driver accused of driving drunk with students aboard has been formally charged. Phillip K. Leslie, 47, was arrested Tuesday at the Franklin Township... – Mar 06, 2009 at 9:23 AM in Crime & Courts

Extra-hard ISTEP math multiplies kids' stress by agammill

State: Difficulty will be considered in scoring Teresa Meredith felt good when her daughter walked out the door Monday morning for the first day of ISTEP testing. After all, the... – Mar 05, 2009 at 9:35 AM in News

Extra-hard ISTEP math multiplies kids' stress by agammill

State: Difficulty will be considered in scoring Teresa Meredith felt good when her daughter walked out the door Monday morning for the first day of ISTEP testing. After all, the... – Mar 05, 2009 at 1:59 AM in Metro