State Board of Education Lets Culver Community Schools Track Instruction by Minutes Rather Than Days

The Culver Community Schools Corporation has gotten a waiver related to how the schools track the amount of time students spend learning. The Indiana State Board of Education voted 10-to-zero Wednesday to waive the 180-day requirement for Culver Community Schools and allow the corporation to track student learning by instructional minutes, instead.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Expected to Arrive in Indiana Next Week

The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Indiana next week. During Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing, Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver said an FDA subcommittee is expected to approve the Pfizer vaccine Thursday, clearing the way for an emergency use authorization and shipment to the states. “This is incredibly exciting news because it signals the beginning of the end of this pandemic,” Weaver said.

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Governor Tightening Restrictions on Social Gatherings, Directing Hospitals to Postpone Non-Emergent Procedures

Governor Holcomb is tightening restrictions on social gatherings. Starting this weekend, event organizers will no longer be allowed to seek permission to hold events larger than the limits outlined in the state’s county metrics. That’s 50 people in counties coded orange and 25 people in counties coded red.

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