Distressed Unit Appeal Board

School City of Hammond's corrective action plan has officially been approved by the state. The Distressed Unit Appeal Board (DUAB) sent written notice of the acceptance last month, according to information posted on the school corporation's website.

The Gary Community School Corporation is officially returning to local control, after seven years.

The newly-appointed Gary School Board held its first official meeting Tuesday, in another step toward returning the school corporation to local control.

The Gary Community School Corporation could return to local control in 2024. Emergency manager MGT Consulting outlined a transition plan during a public forum Tuesday, following a meeting with the state's Distressed Unit Appeal Board.

The Indiana Department of Education notes on its website that as of August 1, 2022 there are more than 2,000 open teaching positions in the state. Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson spoke with GlenEva Dunham, AFT Indiana president about the state of education for the 2022-2023 school year.

Today: Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its Action Fund are very concerned about this week's "leak" of a draft of a majority opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court which -- if it would become official -- would strike down federal abortion protections. Jennifer Allen is the CEO of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocate Great Northwest and is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the implications of a high-court decision along with any abortion restrictions which may be made by the Indiana General Assembly. "Post-Tribune" freelance reporter Carole Carlson is also on the program with the stories she put out in print and online, including news of a meeting coming up May 18th in Gary called by the state agency which turned control of the Gary Community Schools over to a management firm.

GARY - The Gary Community School Corporation (GCSC) revealed on Thursday how it plans to spend $71 million of federal funding at the Distressed Unit…