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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

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ID	102596
Title of Article	Regional groups assigned to serve as liaisons for apprenticeship program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 31, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Horizon Education Alliance

ID	102510
Title of Article	Manufacturing Day sparks curiosity
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Benoit Renaud speaks to students; students tour pontoon
Date	Oct 17, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Horizon Education Alliance

ID	102313
Title of Article	Superintendents talk education over breakfast
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dan Funston, Byron Sanders, Larry Huff
Date	Sep 12, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Superintendents, Elkhart County Schools

ID	102039
Title of Article	Goshen RDC donates $100K to school pathways program
Notes	Career and Technical Education program;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 12, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Goshen, Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Goshen Community Schools

ID	102041
Title of Article	Education legislation ceremonially signed into law
Notes	ILEARN Assessment; Indiana Teacher Recruitment Program;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Linda Rogers, Mike Braun
Date	Jul 12, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Rogers, Linda (State Senator), Braun, Mike (Governor), Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

ID	102029
Title of Article	Concord principal leaves for Middlebury
Notes	Seth Molnar to become Director of secondary education and student services.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Seth Molnar
Date	Jul 10, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Concord High School, Middlebury Community Schools

ID	102015
Title of Article	Private school voucher spending tops $497M as enrollment slows
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Katie Jenner speaks with students
Date	Jul 02, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, School Budgets, School Choice, School Enrollments

ID	102008
Title of Article	On-the-job training
Notes	CareerWise Elkhart County
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ty Zartman receiving award; Jayvion Peoples speaking with Jeffrie Hunter; Journey worker awards rest on a table before being given out to CareerWise graduates
Date	Jun 28, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	United States Department of Labor, Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Horizon Education Alliance

ID	101996
Title of Article	Governor announces statewide tuition freeze
Notes	Indiana University; Purdue University; Ivy Tech Community College; University of Southern Indiana
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Braun; graph of Indiana Higher Education costs
Date	Jun 25, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), Higher Education, Ball State University, Indiana State University

ID	101973
Title of Article	Indiana schools get roadmap for K-12 policy changes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Katie Jenner addresses lawmakers
Date	Jun 18, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Education, Indiana Department of Education, ILEARN Assessment

ID	101959
Title of Article	PURDUE ALUMNI CLUB SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Notes	Universities & Colleges
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dylan Bower, Paige Jacob’s, Ella Brennman, Sarah Trick, Gail Hershberger; Row 2, Alaina Dibley, Grace Leuking, Kylie Cummings , Riley Wolschlager, Andrea Garcia, Margaret Steiner, Adelyn Holsopple, Addison Yoder; Row 3, Landon Culp, Rogan Nielsen, Haley Imus, Logan LaFree, Jose Pantoga, Seth Russell, Wesley Bell and Jose Perez.
Date	Jun 14, 2025
Page	D1
Subjects	Purdue University, Scholarships, Education, Education, Higher

ID	101953
Title of Article	Nearly 300 students awarded teaching scholarships
Notes	Elkhart High School Recipient; Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana teacher reads
Date	Jun 13, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Education, Education, Higher, Scholarships

ID	101931
Title of Article	Overhauled school accountability system to replace A-F grades
Notes	Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination Test (IREAD-3); SAT testing;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ron Sandlin
Date	Jun 06, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana State Board of Education, Indiana Department of Education, Braun, Mike (Governor), ILEARN Assessment

ID	101919
Title of Article	Ivy Tech cutting 200 employees across Indiana
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Sue Ellspermann
Date	Jun 03, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Ivy Tech Community College, Layoffs and Closings, Indianapolis, Higher Education

ID	101902
Title of Article	Monger and Riverview among state’s most family-friendly schools
Notes	City of Goshen, City of Elkhart; Family Friendly Schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Future students and their parents met in the library at Monger Elementary School to prepare for kindergarten
Date	May 28, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Elkhart Community Schools, Prairie View Elementary

ID	101853
Title of Article	Seventh-graders experience Career Quest
Notes	Career Quest
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	West Side Middle School students; Northridge Middle School students
Date	May 16, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Northern Indiana Event Center, Horizon Education Alliance, Elkhart County

ID	101849
Title of Article	Education secretary touts student apprenticeship programs
Notes	Katie Jenner, Indiana’s secretary of education visit.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Katie Jenner; Katie Jenner, Maggie Brokema; Katie Jenner Rossle AlAmery, Diego Luna Castillo, Sebastian Amador Chavez and Cyrionna Cullens-Johnson
Date	May 15, 2025
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools

ID	101806
Title of Article	‘Grow for the life of the people’
Notes	Author of The Land is Not Empty and co-author of So We & Our Children May Live.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Sarah Augustine
Date	Apr 30, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen College, Higher Education

ID	101726
Title of Article	Revision spares some English language learners from reading retention
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Robert Behning
Date	Apr 24, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination Test (IREAD-3), Indiana Department of Education, Government, Indiana State, Employment Aid Readiness Network (EARN) Indiana

ID	101459
Title of Article	Property tax details emerge as end of session nears
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Apr 05, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Taxes, Property, Government, Indiana State, Education, Public Health Issues

ID	101403
Title of Article	Teachers confront lawmakers at 3rd House
Notes	King, Joanna; Miller, Doug; Wesco, Timothy; Doriot, Blake; Rogers, Linda (State Senator)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Third House meeting; Beth Kalimani confronts state lawmakers
Date	Apr 01, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Third House Meeting, Teachers, United States Department of Education, Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce

ID	101333
Title of Article	Symphony, students collaborate on performance at The Lerner
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Symphony
Date	Mar 27, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra, Goshen High School, Lerner Theatre, Music Education

ID	101305
Title of Article	Mother of special ed student raises abuse claims
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 26, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Education, Special, Eastwood Elementary School, Elkhart County Department of Child Services, Elkhart Community Schools

ID	101147
Title of Article	Goshen College, Lippert launch partnership in language classes
Notes	Education; English as a New Language (ENL)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 18, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen College, Lippert Components Inc., English as a Second Language (ESL), Spanish Language

ID	101136
Title of Article	Notre Dame freezes hiring as Trump threatens universities’ funding
Notes	National Institutes of Health
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 14, 2025
Page	A5
Subjects	Notre Dame University, United States Department of Education, Grants

ID	100737
Title of Article	Concord selects new music director
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bryan Golden
Date	Feb 20, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Music Education

ID	100733
Title of Article	House Democrats prioritize ‘fully funded’ education, eliminating waitlists in budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Greg Porter
Date	Feb 19, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Education, Medicaid

ID	100669
Title of Article	Dolly Parton sends video to theatre students
Notes	9 to 5 The Musical
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dolly Parton
Date	Feb 13, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart High School, Music Education

ID	100671
Title of Article	Senate approves education measures, narrowly OKs carbon storage measure
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana Statehouse
Date	Feb 13, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Education, Sex Education Curriculum, Separation of Church and State

ID	100480
Title of Article	Foundation awards $12,000 from the Henkin Music Fund
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 08, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Education Foundation, Henkin Music Fund Committee, Elkhart Community Schools, Music Education

ID	100445
Title of Article	Graduation rates soar
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	2024 Elkhart High School graduating class; 2024 Concord High School graduating students
Date	Feb 07, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools, Graduation Rates, High School, Indiana Department of Education

ID	100446
Title of Article	Lawmakers revisit requirement for cameras in special education classrooms
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Becky Cash at House Education Committee
Date	Feb 07, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Education, Special, Sex Education Curriculum, Legislature

ID	100353
Title of Article	School consolidation an option
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joanna King, Doug Miller, Timothy Wesco, Blake Doriot, Linda Rogers; Dr. Larry Huff at Third House meeting
Date	Feb 04, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, Educational Vouchers, Segregation

ID	100280
Title of Article	A-F grades set to return for state schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jan 31, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Indiana State Board of Education, School Performance, Government, Indiana State, Legislature

ID	100256
Title of Article	Education bills on the move
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Members of the Senate education committee
Date	Jan 24, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Education, Legislature, Government, Indiana State

ID	100180
Title of Article	ABCs of education bills
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Classroom
Date	Jan 08, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Educational Vouchers, School Budgets, Taxes, Property, Ordinances, School Safety

ID	100169
Title of Article	Record high graduation rates, but some students still struggling
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Concord High School graduates
Date	Jan 04, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Graduation Rates, High School, Indiana Department of Education

ID	100117
Title of Article	Leadership change on the horizon for organization
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brian Wiebe; Sarah Metzler
Date	Dec 21, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Horizon Education Alliance, Wiebe, Brian, Retirement

ID	100158
Title of Article	Over 1,600 kids enjoy ‘Elf Jr.’ performance
Notes	Youth Education Series show
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	all-youth performance of “Elf Jr.”
Date	Dec 14, 2024
Page	A5
Subjects	Premier Arts Inc., Lerner Theatre

ID	99879
Title of Article	Officials green-light high school diploma overhaul
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 13, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana State Board of Education, Graduations, High School, Curriculum, Indiana Department of Education

ID	100148
Title of Article	Downtown holiday events return
Notes	Ugly Sweater Fun Run and Stroll; Breakfast with Santa
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ugly Sweater Run; Winterfest parade; parade spectators; artist carving ice sculpture
Date	Dec 04, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	WinterFest, Downtown Elkhart, Elkhart Education Foundation

ID	99479
Title of Article	Goshen band director wins community development honor
Notes	Dr. William P. Foster Project; Community Development Award
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tom Cox
Date	Nov 30, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen High School, Music Education

ID	98943
Title of Article	Goshen schools reach agreement on contract
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 16, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Community Schools, Goshen Education Association (GEA), Teachers

ID	98939
Title of Article	Grant to support development of infants, toddlers
Notes	Music Together
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 15, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Horizon Education Alliance, Goshen College, Early Years Initiative, Triple P Positive Parenting Program

ID	98890
Title of Article	Democratic state lawmaker calls on legislature to boost education spending
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ed DeLaney presents analysis; state tuition chart
Date	Oct 04, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Legislature, School Funding, State Representatives

ID	98876
Title of Article	Positive impact
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	student drinks milk; Breanna Allen
Date	Oct 01, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Elkhart Community Schools, Indiana Department of Education

ID	99600
Title of Article	Lawmakers weigh ideas to further address K-12 student absences
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	school desks
Date	Oct 01, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Truancy

ID	98614
Title of Article	Concord Schools receives multimillion-dollar grant
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dan Funston
Date	Sep 07, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Indiana Department of Education, Grants

ID	98287
Title of Article	Questions linger over Indiana’s proposed diploma changes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Graduates
Date	Aug 22, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Graduations, High School, Curriculum, Indiana State Board of Education, Indiana Department of Education

ID	98242
Title of Article	New high school diploma plan wins kudos
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	graduating students
Date	Aug 16, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Indiana State Board of Education, Graduations, High School, Curriculum