Aside from the walkout by the House Democrats this week, there have been some interesting things happening at the Statehouse in the past two weeks. The controversial immigration bill passed the Senate and is on its way to the House, albeit with some changes. The equally controversial teacher evaluation and licensing bill has also moved …
As a somewhat student of history (my undergraduate degree), I have been watching with interest and amazement the events that have been happening in northern Africa and across the Middle East for the past several months. Long-standing autocratic, repressive regimes which have dominated their people for decades are being swept aside in a matter of …
Several bills in the General Assembly hope to reduce and prevent bullying and youth suicide. More and more tragic stories are coming to light of extreme cases of bullying that have led to criminal trials and youth taking their own lives to escape the torment. Most recently, a youth was arrested for posting threats via …
Letter to the Editor: Stop tragic stories of bullying with training, new legislation Read More »
By Richard G. LugarUnited States Senator During the school year, a significant portion of students’ nutritional needs are met through the federal school lunch program. However, hunger does not stop simply because school recesses during the summer months. To help meet students’ nutritional needs during the summer vacation gap, I would like to encourage your …
The Early Intervention and Prevention (EIP) Team at MCCOY has had a very busy day! John Brandon and I had two meetings with community partners about our Integrated Database Project and our Co-location of Services Project. Both are so exciting and if we can pull them off successfully, we think that they can be among …
Action needed on child care bill By MINDI GOODPASTER And SHANNA MALOTT Published: Thursday, February 17, 2011 1:00 PM EST Several years ago, we both moved back to Indianapolis with our daughters in tow. One was new to Indianapolis and one was returning to her home city. Finding child care was a top priority for …
MCCOY in the News: Action needed on child care bill Read More »
Remember when you were growing up and the teacher always said to “Put on your listening ears” whenever important things were being discussed? MCCOY’s Student Success Team thinks it’s time for the community to “put on our listening ears” and listen to what parent’s have to say about the success of their children. The research …
Put On Your Listening Ears….Parent Engagement Begins with Listening! Read More »
This week was quite busy for the General Assembly with hearings being rescheduled due to the weather last week and trying to get bills through before next week’s deadline of hearings scheduled in their house of origin. I had the privilege of providing testimony on Wednesday on SB538 Bullying Prevention in the Senate Education and …
MCCOY’s Everyday Champion this month, Rob Thomson, the Youth Enrichment School Age Program Director at the South Branch YMCA, was nominated by Rebecca Linehan our January award winner. “Rob was a Journey Fellow with me in 2009, and we’ve stayed in touch ever since. I nominated Rob as an Everyday Champion because he has worked …
February’s Everyday Champion is Rob Thomson, YMCA Read More »
Due to “Icemaggeddon 2011” last week, the legislative update was not available on Friday. We are sliding into this week, digging out from last and are looking oh-so forward to spring. Really. But, in the meantime, we have a lot of work to do. Here is a list of bills that have had recent movement: …