February 25, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinAdministrators at Indiana University and IUPUI want to create a philanthropy-driven school in Indianapolis, and they might
do away with another widely recognized school in the process.
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February 25, 2012
J.K. WallCharter schools for adults continue to pick up steam, as Christel House International prepares to launch the fourth such school
in Indianapolis.
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February 11, 2012
J.K. WallThe Mind Trust plan for transforming Indianapolis Public Schools calls for turning the district into a network of charter-like
schools and giving them 15 percent to 25 percent more dollars to spend than Indianapolis charter schools currently enjoy.
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January 28, 2012
The Lawrence Township School Foundation ignites the power of community, connecting philanthropy and education to provide the
resources needed for all children to excel.
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November 26, 2011
IBJ StaffLiteracy group seeks more visibility, outlet for used book donations.
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July 16, 2011
IBJ StaffMichael J. Feeney, former owner of Feeney Hornak Mortuaries, will lead group that mentors high-achieving, low-income high
school students.
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June 18, 2011
J.K. WallThe Indiana Department of Education is paying more than $680,000 to The MindTrust, a locally based not-for-profit, to develop
other ways to oversee troubled schools than the traditional elected school board.
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June 18, 2011
School on Wheels Corp. provides one-on-one tutoring and educational advocacy for school-age children affected by homelessness.
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March 5, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinJunior Achievement’s attorneys paint the not-for-profit's ex-CEO as something of a renegade to bolster their defense
in an ongoing lawsuit by another former executive.
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July 31, 2010
IBJ StaffIndy Reads works to improve the literacy skills
of adults in central Indiana who read or write at or below the sixth grade level.
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July 24, 2010
J.K. WallThe organization uses its money to lure national reform programs like Teach for America to the city and to fund education
entrepreneurship fellows to launch innovative programs for schoolchildren in Indianapolis.
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June 28, 2010
The Indianapolis-based not-for-profit has a new president and a vice president of strategic growth initiatives.
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June 21, 2010
IBJ StaffAn Arkansas-based charity, formed by Wal-Mart Stores founder Sam Walton, will run a competition to award grants to five community
organizations that want to start charter schools.
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June 12, 2010
IBJ StaffSimon Youth Foundation, a local not-for-profit, helps at-risk high school students across the country by partnering with local
school systems.
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May 19, 2010
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Indy Reads' Travis DiNicola empowers employees by preaching an entrepreneurial mindset.
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April 24, 2010
IBJ StaffLaunched in Houston three years ago, Lemonade Day aims to educate children from pre-kindergarten through high school how to
start, own and operate their own small businesses.
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April 24, 2010
IBJ StaffDan Schmidt of Indianapolis-based Schmidt Associates Inc. architecture firm has returned from a trip to Georgia helping to
evaluate school infrastructure there.
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April 10, 2010
IBJ StaffJukes raises money so Ugandan children can attend secondary school through his Jukes Foundation for Kids.
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March 27, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinJennifer Burk, who took the helm in July, wishes she'd asked more questions when she was a board member.
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March 12, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe cuts, both in Bloomington and Indianapolis, come as part of an effort to trim $2.4 million from the fund-raising group's
$26 million operational budget.
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January 16, 2010
IBJ StaffThe organization with the most votes from Facebook users will receive $1 million.
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January 2, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Washington Township Schools Foundation on the north side is among those that wants to raise money
for buildings and other high-cost needs.
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December 12, 2009
J.K. WallThe plan to nationalize the federal student loan program threatens to force Sallie Mae
to hack its network of 26 offices down to five. Yet the company's Indiana operations have several advantages that could
help weather the cuts.
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November 28, 2009
IBJ StaffLilly Endowment Inc. gave another $7.5 million to a team of education experts at the school's Center of Excellence
in Leadership of Learning.
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October 10, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Leon Jett Minority Family Admission Fund has raised money to allow admissions at the Eiteljorg Museum
of American Indians and Western Art for families enrolled in Hoosier Works or Hoosier Healthwise.
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graham. they are even better w/ roasted marshmallows and melted chocolate
Apparently ticket sales are slow too...mas emails have been sent by the speedway in a last ditch attempt to get place fans to come.
Garden Valley Veggie flavor Wheat Thins Toasted Chips. Don't judge until you try them, haters!
Doc, a few important errors in your statements:
(1) The developer is spending the CITY'S money (the city is paying for the cost of the garage), so the city can damn well insist on a quality design.
(2) The LAW requires the proposed building to comply with design standards, and insisting that people follow the law is not giving anyone the "run-around."
(3) A two-week delay to make some minimal aesthetic improvements is hardly a great imposition being imposed on the developer.
(4) If the developer would rather build a crappy building elsewhere with their own money, then they are welcome to pick up and do so.
(4) Indianapolis is a major city, not some podunk town that needs to spread its legs for any developer that throws the place a sideways glance. Indianapolis should insist on the best, not settle for junk. Accepting anything is not going to make Indianapolis grow any faster (not sure where you got that silly notion from), nor is Indianapolis a slow-growth city compared to similarly sized city's in the Midwest.
Alone. Or with cheese.