May 22, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's largest school district says it won't accept results of this year's standardized testing until an independent
third party validates the scores.
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May 22, 2013
Mason KingIndianapolis-based education reform group The Mind Trust will use the grant to help support teacher recruitment and training
programs such as Teach for America.
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May 21, 2013
IBJ StaffMichael Harris, who resigned from IU-Kokomo on Sept. 19, claimed he was the victim of a smear campaign by school administrators.
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May 21, 2013
Associated PressThe Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a formal objection with university officials over an elective honors class
called "Boundaries of Science," which the foundation maintains teaches religion rather than science.
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May 19, 2013
Associated PressThe school is nearly three-fourths of the way to reaching its goal of $40 million in savings or new revenue.
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May 16, 2013
Mason KingDallas-based BSN Sports will join the Herff Jones portfolio of companies and continue to operate as its own branded entity.
Combined annual revenue is expected to top $1 billion.
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May 15, 2013
Associated PressBall State University has closed the books on its January decision to pull its sponsorship of seven academically struggling
Indiana charter schools.
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May 15, 2013
Bloomberg NewsAn Indiana appeals court ruling regarding the death of a Wabash College freshman may force national fraternities to take more
responsibility for misconduct at chapter houses.
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May 13, 2013
Associated PressDr. Jay Hess was picked to become the 10th dean in the school of medicine's 110-year history and the first dean in the past
five to come from outside IU.
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May 13, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis students trying to complete standardized tests that already have been delayed by technical issues have encountered
more problems.
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May 13, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressBSU's Jo Ann Gora was the fifth-highest-paid public college president in the United States during the 2011-12 academic year,
according to a new survey released Monday.
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May 12, 2013
Associated PressIndiana school districts that won voters' approval last week for the majority of the tax increases they had sought to
boost school funding may be becoming more skilled at selling the public on the need for those tax hikes.
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May 11, 2013
Associated PressLawmakers voted last month to delay full implementation of the academic standards to allow time to study the potential costs
of implementing or abandoning the standards and hold public meetings.
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May 11, 2013
J.K. WallThomas Carr Howe Community High School, one of four taken over by the state Department of Education, is being remade yet again.
And this time it faces a slew of competitors in the education-reform arena.
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May 11, 2013
Anthony SchoettleOn June 20, a California federal court will determine if an antitrust lawsuit brought by former UCLA basketball player Ed
O’Bannon—who argues he should’ve been paid for the use of his likeness on game broadcasts and in EA Sports
video games—can become a class action.
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May 9, 2013
Bloomberg NewsIdalene Kesner will be the first woman to lead the school, and one of only a small handful of female business school deans
in the United States.
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May 9, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence visited Calvary Christian School on the south side of Indianapolis on Thursday to sign the plan that will
make more children eligible for vouchers.
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May 9, 2013
IBJ StaffSchool and fairgrounds officials announced the five-year deal on Thursday. Playing in the 74-year-old landmark will more than
quintuple seating capacity for Jaguar games.
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May 7, 2013
IBJ StaffA $95 million expansion of Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern high schools, and a $28 million project to expand Noblesville
High School were approved by voters Tuesday.
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May 7, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mike Pence signed three bills into law Tuesday, one involving government transparency in economic development
deals, one related to school safety and another overhauling criminal sentencing.
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May 5, 2013
Associated PressBeyond the obvious and critical role it plays in determining how children advance in school, the test has more recently become
a barometer for whether teachers get pay increases and whether schools are making the grade.
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May 4, 2013
Anthony SchoettleThe surprising growth corresponds with the recent expansion of the Indiana Convention Center, and an explosion in the popularity
of The Food Network and chef-centric programming. But don't expect to make a mint.
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May 4, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinOpponents of privatization fear trustees will take action on the controversial issue over the summer.
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May 2, 2013
Associated PressSome home-schooled students will be eligible to join sports teams at their local public schools under new rules adopted by
the Indiana High School Athletic Association.
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May 2, 2013
Associated PressThe state Department of Education has asked schools for a second straight day to reduce the number of students taking the
test by half to avoid more problems.
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.