From the category archives:

Education

“Bob Villa” Clinics

April 11, 2007

Have a home improvement project idea you’ve been pracastinating on? You could hire one of the area’s many reputable contractors or you could put on a tool belt and tackle it yourself. Before tackling a project that seems foreign to you, you might try one of the many how-to clinics that area stores are [...]

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2006 High School Graduation Rates

January 3, 2007

Indiana has released its high school graduation rates for 2006. Statewide 76.5 percent of students graduate in four years and 11.2 percent are classified as dropout/undetermined.
More information is online at the state’s web-site and the South Bend Tribune (permalink).ÂÂ
Here are the details for area schools:

Adams
Clay
Mishawaka
Marian
Penn
Riley
St. Joseph
Washington

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An Open Dialogue About Our Schools

October 12, 2006

Schools are important. Families choose where to live based on jobs and schools, and later choose a house based on a host of other criteria such as price. I work with many people relocating their families to the South Bend Area and hear many questions about the school districts. They sometimes have encountered news articles [...]

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The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round…

August 9, 2006

It’s time once again for backpacks, pencils and three ring binders. For parents and students this also means figuring out where to catch the bus.
Transportation Hotlines:

Penn Harris Madison Schools 574-258-9565
South Bend Community School Corporation 574-283-7580
Elkhart Community Schools 574-262-5695
Goshen Community Schools 574-533-7176
School City of Mishawaka (no school buses – for Transpo info call 574-233-2131)

Students, parents, and anyone driving near [...]

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Caps and Gowns for All?

July 10, 2006

The South Bend Tribune recently reported that improving South Bend’s graduation rate was among the challenges facing new superintendent Robert Zimmerman. In a June 25th article, education reporter Michael Wanbaugh wrote “Hovering around 50 percent, the corporation’s graduation rate remains perhaps the most notable issue facing the schools and the community.”
While this statistic is striking, [...]

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New School Maps and Info

May 18, 2006

Wikipedia reports St. Joseph County had 84,979 residents under the age of 18 in the year 2000. The county contains at least 85 schools these children could attend. Recent legislation, including the controversial “No Child Left Behind Act,” has increased the amount of information available about these schools on-line. Test scores, enrollment and household information, [...]

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Are There Any Apartments in the PHM School District?

April 24, 2006

In response to a recent inquiry, I have been researching apartments in the Penn-Harris-Madison School District. I learned there are no apartment complexes within the boundaries of the Northpoint elementary school district. However, there are several apartments in the PHM school district, mostly feeding into the Walt Disney Elementary, Schmucker Middle and Penn High schools. [...]

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