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MCCSC Superintendent Markay Winston Keeps Her Focus on ‘Every Learner’
With declining enrollment and a state legislature prioritizing private schools over public schools, MCCSC Superintendent...
Steve Hinnefeld
Steve Hinnefeld is a journalist and former Herald-Times reporter, IU media relations specialist, and IU Media School instructor. He writes about education at inschoolmatters.wordpress.com and lives in Bloomington with his wife.
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School Matters: Indiana Earns ‘D for Effort’ in Funding Public Education
A new report gives Indiana a grade of D for funding public schools, and the...
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18 and Not Registered To Vote? Sophia Craiutu Would Like a Word
Sophia Craiutu is a senior at Bloomington High School North, and although she’s too young...
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Apprenticeships Work for Some High School Students But Not All — Yet
Workplace apprenticeships are not your typical after-school jobs. Designed to connect high school students to...
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School Matters: 439 Million ‘Dollars to Discriminate’ with School Vouchers
Despite growing evidence that voucher students fall behind academically when they switch from public to private schools,...
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School Matters: Indiana Short-Changes Rural Schools [column]
“School Matters” is a new Limestone Post column by journalist Steve Hinnefeld that will cover...
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Local Parents, Educators Face ‘Attack’ on Public Schools from Indiana Lawmakers
Parents, educators, and advocates say the Indiana General Assembly passed harmful and unnecessary laws that...
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‘No Silver Bullet’: Advocates, Officials Use Many Tactics on Housing Woes
In part 2 of our housing series, Steve Hinnefeld reports on how housing advocates and...
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Deep Dive: Struggling with Housing Supply, Stability, and Subsidies, Part 1
This article on local housing issues is our first in a series, called “Deep Dive: WFHB...
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Expanding Monroe Convention Center Still Faces Uphill Battle
With tourism picking up again, many local leaders want to pursue the pre-pandemic plans to...
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Changes in Daily Local News Landscape Have Consequences
What happens when local news coverage disappears? Limestone Post asked journalist Steve Hinnefeld to look...