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Education & Workforce Development
Pay rises faster at Indiana public universities than national peers
April 11, 2013
J.K. WallThe campus with the highest-paid faculty was Purdue at West Lafayette, where the average salary was $101,000, followed closely
by IU-Bloomington, where salaries averaged $98,400.
MoreFiscal tug-of-war stalls Indiana voucher expansion
April 11, 2013
Associated PressA plan to make vouchers more widely available to families has met a roadblock: So despite the momentum, lawmakers say they
want more time to look at the voucher program approved two years ago.
MoreBill to change school-grades system moves forward
April 10, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's A-F grading system for individual schools would be scrapped and implementation suspended on a national set of
reading and math education standards under a bill the state Senate approved Wednesday.
MoreLooser superintendent rules advance on tiebreaker
April 10, 2013
Associated PressA proposal to no longer require Indiana's local school superintendents to hold a state superintendent's or teacher's
license passed the state Senate after Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann cast her first tie-breaking vote.
MoreLimited school voucher expansion approved by Senate
April 10, 2013
Associated PressThe Senate proposal would allow siblings of students already receiving vouchers to qualify for the program, raise the value
of each voucher by $200 and eliminate a one-year waiting period in public schools for students who attend "failing"
schools.
MoreIndianapolis controller leaving for education group
April 10, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe city will lose its controller a few months before the 2014 budget is due to be presented to the City-County Council.
MoreSchool guns mandate dropped from House bill
April 9, 2013
Associated PressAn Indiana legislative committee has dropped a proposed requirement that all public and charter schools have a gun-carrying
employee during school hours.
More2 agency heads already leaving Pence administration
April 9, 2013
Associated PressThe heads of the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Administration have asked the Indiana Ethics Commission
for formal opinions on whether they can accept positions in higher education.
MoreDeVoe gift helps Indiana Wesleyan create business school
April 8, 2013
The $5 million donation from the family of late Indianapolis businessman James F. DeVoe will help found a new school of business
on the university’s Marion campus.
MoreIndiana governor against school guns mandate
April 4, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mike Pence says he believes local school officials should make decisions about security rather than being required
to have an employee armed with a loaded gun during school hours.
MoreKelley School launching MBA for midcareer physicians
April 4, 2013
Bloomberg NewsThe idea behind the program, which starts in September, is that doctors can no longer leave the business aspect of their jobs
to the finance guys while maintaining their integrity as healers.
MoreSenate panel advances looser superintendent rules
April 4, 2013
Associated PressA proposal to no longer require Indiana's local school superintendents to hold a state superintendent's or teacher's
license is advancing in the Legislature.
MoreButler lands $10M grant for sciences expansion
April 3, 2013
IBJ StaffButler University has received a $10 million grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation to help the school expand its
sciences efforts, Butler announced Wednesday morning.
MoreFormer university chancellor alleges gender bias
April 2, 2013
Associated PressThe former chancellor of Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne says in a federal lawsuit that the trustees of Purdue University forced
him into retirement because former President France Cordova wished to hire more female administrators.
MoreBill calls for armed staffers at all Indiana schools
April 2, 2013
Associated PressAn Indiana House committee has approved a proposal that would require all public and charter schools in the state to have
an employee with a loaded gun present during school hours.
MoreSenate panel approves diluted voucher expansion
March 27, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana Senate Education Committee is signing off on a limited expansion of school vouchers one day after the state's
highest court deemed vouchers constitutional.
MoreCollege coaches find way back to hoops after NCAA bans
March 27, 2013
Associated PressOf the 44 former men's basketball coaches given so-called "show-cause" orders since 2000—such as IU's Kelvin Sampson—at
least 25 found other basketball jobs, usually after the orders expired.
MoreIndiana Supreme Court upholds school voucher program
March 26, 2013
Associated PressIn a 5-0 vote, the justices rejected claims that the law primarily benefited religious institutions that run private schools.
The decision paves the way for a possible expansion of the program.
MoreCeladon says new driver-training facility to create 500 jobs
March 26, 2013
Jeff NewmanThe Indianapolis-based trucking firm first announced plans for the driver-education center in January, but has since expanded
the project and employment projections while seeking state incentives.
MoreCompany taps sports market with bacteria-stalking chemical
March 23, 2013
Anthony SchoettleAnderson-based Coeus Technology has invented a chemical that kills dangerous bacteria, including potentially deadly staph,
by forming a germ-killing barrier that lasts two weeks to six months.
MoreState ties higher ed funding to results
March 23, 2013
J.K. WallWith fewer state dollars coming with more strings, Indiana’s public universities are altering their strategies in big
and small ways to receive as much money as possible from the state.
MoreSchools use IU basketball team as classroom tool
March 22, 2013
Associated PressElementary school teachers in Bloomington are incorporating Indiana University basketball players into their lesson plans,
including No. 4 Victor Oladipo. The top-seeded Hoosiers play their opening round NCAA tournament game Friday afternoon.
MoreNCAA titles don't guarantee windfalls for universities
March 21, 2013
Bloomberg NewsWhile supporters of big-time college athletics say basketball championships increase sports revenue, stimulate fundraising
and encourage student applications, data compiled by Bloomberg News show that not all of that is true, and there’s no
guarantee of a lasting effect.
MoreChildren's Museum brings aboard David Wolf for space push
March 21, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisThe Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has landed retired astronaut David Wolf as its first “Extraordinary Scientist-in-Residence,”
calling on the native Hoosier to help develop programs sparking kids’ interest in science, technology, engineering and
math.
MoreSenators ask for time to study school vouchers
March 20, 2013
Associated PressAny expansion of Indiana's already ambitious school voucher program may have to wait after senators pushed for more information
Wednesday to determine the effects of the fledgling program.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.