Butler University’s Writing in the Schools mentors were awarded a Jefferson Award for Public Service on Feb. 9 in front of an energized crowd of Shortridge Magnet High School students. But the program’s organizers said the reaction of the students gave more validation to the semester-old endeavor than an award could. “It didn’t matter to…
Butler Lab School enters second semester
The Butler University Laboratory School is now entering its second semester of educating both students and student teachers. The school, a collaboration between Butler and Indianapolis Public Schools, is located at 3330 N. Pennsylvania Ave. and serves nearly 100 children in preschool through first grade classes. Ron Smith, a Butler graduate and the school’s principal,…