Quick Hits (11.17.11)

Turnaround reforms. The Indiana State Board of Education has proposed new rules that would expand state takeovers to more than 100 schools. The state intervened in five schools this year for the first time. (Indianapolis Star)

RTTT apps due Tuesday. Nine states eligible for Race to the Top funds must demonstrate how they will improve STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education in order to get a piece of the $200 million pie. (Education Week)

Changing norms. College students are more likely to be part-timers with families and a job than the typical full-time, party-goer we’ve grown to picture, according to a new report from Complete College America. (h/t Joanne Jacobs) (National Journal)

In high demand. Louisiana’s 29 public high schools all have waiting lists for their French immersion programs. While Spanish is still popular, parents say they want their children to learn a language that they don’t often hear on the streets.  (Associated Press)