State Awards $30 Million in Grants to High-Performing Teachers

The state of Indiana on Thursday awarded more than $30 million in teacher performance grants to 1,300 schools.

Grant recipients include 50 Greater Lafayette schools, who were rewarded for their high-performing teachers.

Gov. Mike Pence’s 2013 recommended budget proposed school performance awards. The awards were signed into law as part of the biennial budget, which allocated $30 million in grants to schools based on proficiency or improvement for only fiscal year 2015.

The grants must be distributed by Friday.

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