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Publication requirement of school reports reduced in session’s final hours
In the final hours of the 2020 Indiana General Assembly, legislators reduced the amount of information about both school academic performance and financial performance. The vast majority of legislators probably had no clue that the annual…
Schools must publish annual performance reports in local newspapers March 15-31
Public schools and charters are required to publish their annual school performance reports in local newspaper(s) between March 15 and March 31.
The annual school performance reports are an excellent opportunity for your advertising and…
Consider paper’s credibility when allowing live comments on website
Send your questions to Steve Key, HSPA executive director and general counsel, skey@hspa.com or call (317) 624-4427.
The following questions were submitted by The Paper of Montgomery County (Crawfordsville), Reporter-Times…
2020 Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame inductees announced, ceremony rescheduled for October
UPDATE (March 30, 2020): The May induction ceremony has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. It has been reschedule for Oct. 10, 2020. — Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame
A mentor, nicknamed “newsroom mother,” who helped…
Senators speak in favor of newspaper public notice
Editor’s note: Language that would have curtailed the publication requirement of the annual school performance report was removed from H.B. 1003 during the Feb. 19 Senate Education and Career Development Committee meeting.
Committee…
Pre-council meetings might or might not be subject to Open Door Law
Send your questions to Steve Key, HSPA executive director and general counsel, skey@hspa.com or call (317) 624-4427.
The following questions were submitted by a Westfield resident, Spencer Evening World:
Pre-council meetings might…
Deadline March 20: $1,000 Legacy Scholarships available from the HSPA Foundation
Children, grandchildren of member newspaper employees, independent contractors are eligible.
Deadline extended to March 20, 2020.
The HSPA Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2020 Legacy Scholarship program.
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