Coronavirus: Holcomb Vetoes Local Health Orders Bill, Indiana Hits 2M Fully Vaccinated
Coronavirus: Holcomb Vetoes Local Health Orders Bill, Indiana Hits 2M Fully Vaccinated
The Indiana Department of Health reported 66 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the state’s total to 13,003 confirmed deaths. The state also reported more than 7,000 new cases in the last week.
Indiana has administered 2,439,862 initial vaccine doses, with 2,135,682 Hoosiers fully vaccinated.
Here are your statewide COVID-19 headlines from last week.
More than 2 million Hoosiers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a little more than four months into the state’s rollout. The Indiana Department of Health announced the milestone Wednesday.
May 9, 2021
John’s guest this week is Holly Lawson, leader in Art Moving Children to Reading, a not-for-profit organization headquartered in South Western Michigan which aims to bring the role of art and drawing in accelerating the ability of children to read. They talk of the scientific studies which show the integration of drawing and art for the young child speeds their brain’s development in reading and many other ways. She talks of the amazing fact that teaching a child to properly hold a pen, pencil or crayon will have benefits in development of learning and open whole worlds of imaginative thinking.
ITVâs Vera 10 years on â where the original cast are now
It s been a decade since Brenda Blethyn first came to our screens as the trusty DCI
Brenda Blethyn on set for series eleven of Vera (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
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IDOE: More Than 80 Percent Of Students Have Completed ILEARN Testing
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Some parents are hesitant to send their children back into schools after learning from home all year, but state officials say there are no consequences for kids who cannot take assessments in person.
FILE PHOTO: Tyler Lake/WTIU
Some parents of online learners still have lingering concerns about sending their children back to school – specifically for in-person standardized tests – but the state says most students have already taken their federally required assessments, and there aren t consequences if they don t.
Indiana Department of Education spokesperson Holly Lawson said schools just have to take note of any students who can t take the test in person – whether it s a parent opting them out, or COVID-19 quarantine forcing them to stay home.