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Local providers worry about effects of reduction in federally recommended vaccines
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (1641+ words) Staci Kaczmarek, clinical manager of Super Shot, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Lyra Ratliff, 12, Friday morning at the clinic. Staci Kaczmarek, clinical manager at Super Shot, places a bandage on the arm of Lyra Ratliff, 12, after she administered a COVID…...
Census Bureau: 17% of Allen County school children were living in poverty in 2024
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (772+ words) About 1 in 6 Allen County school-age children were living in poverty in 2024, which was more than at any time in the previous four years, federal data show. That number jumped to more than 1 in 5 among Fort Wayne Community Schools students ages…...
New district guide inspires Southwest Allen County middle school
4+ week, 2+ day ago (362+ words) Superintendent Joshua St. John challenged every school this year to connect at least one of its goals to the plan " a directive that inspired Summit Middle School to start a sixth grade Veterans Day program, Principal Randy Pursley recently told…...
Fort Wayne Community, East Allen County schools students named Lilly winners
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (557+ words) North Side High School senior Adrianna Burrows learns she is a Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship recipient. Northrop High School senior Biruk Shaw poses for a picture after learning he received a full-ride college scholarship. Wayne High School senior Deanna May-Perez…...
Indiana Tech receives $150,000 for AI exploration
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (328+ words) A Fort Wayne-based university has gotten a $150,000 boost to explore the role of artificial intelligence in education. The planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will support Indiana Tech's efforts to learn how AI can transform teaching, learning and career preparation,…...
‘Away for the day’: Indiana lawmakers take up bill expanding cellphone ban to entire school day
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1444+ words) Indiana lawmakers are weighing a new "bell to bell" proposal that would tighten cellphone restrictions in K-12 schools by requiring Hoosier students to securely store their devices on campus " or leave them at home for the entire school day. Senate Bill…...
Making connections: Multiple methods of math instruction are welcome
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (778+ words) I don't typically write responses to other opinion pieces, but there was one two weeks ago about new techniques in elementary math education that has inspired me. The main complaint was that there are too many different techniques taught for,…...
Fort Wayne Zoo will launch a homeschool series of three science lessons
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (279+ words) Children watch in May as California sea lions swim during the grand opening of the Fort Wayne Zoo's Coastal Cove." Fort Wayne Zoo will launch a homeschool series of three science lessons beginning in February, officials announced Thursday. The new…...
Coalition to increase higher education access for Fort Wayne Community Schools students
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (355+ words) Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Mark Daniel speaks Wednesday morning during a press conference to announce the formation of the Higher Education Coalition, at the district's Family and Community Engagement Center. The new Higher Education Coalition uniting Fort Wayne Community…...
Child care support key in state's stability
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (511+ words) Indiana's child care system serves as critical support for the state's economy. It is also under enormous strain. Wait lists, caps on enrollment for vulnerable children, an end to child care referral supports and cuts to reimbursement rates further erode…...