Last modified: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Media Advisory
IU research center to reveal 2005 education data at Indiana State Board of Education meeting
Editors: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jonathan Plucker and Terry Spradlin, director and associate director of Indiana University's Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, and members of the state Board of Education will be available for questions at the Indiana Department of Education.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 3, 2006
Researchers with Indiana University's Center for Evaluation and Education Policy will present new data tomorrow that suggest Hoosiers' opinions about key education issues have shifted. A broad range of education issues will be discussed, including funding issues, school construction, all-day kindergarten, ISTEP testing, charter schools and school choice.
WHAT: New data on what Hoosiers think about Indiana education. The CEEP report is titled, "2005 Public Opinion Survey on Education in Indiana." It will be presented to members of the Indiana State Board of Education.
WHO: Jonathan Plucker and Terry Spradlin, Indiana University Center for Evaluation and Education Policy
WHERE: Indiana Department of Education
James Whitcomb Riley Conference Room
151 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, Ind.
WHEN: 10 a.m. on Jan. 4, 2006
For information about the event, please contact Plucker or Spradlin at 812-855-4438.
Electronic copies of the report will be available at 10 a.m. on Jan. 4, 2006. To receive the report, please contact Tracy James, IU Media Relations, at 812-855-0084 or traljame@indiana.edu.
