February 6, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana State Board of Education is handing authority over four troubled Indianapolis schools to the city's mayor.
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February 5, 2013
Associated PressSenators voted 36-13 Tuesday in favor of the proposal despite arguments from some senators that it represents an unwarranted
mandate from the state on local school districts.
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February 5, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana House has approved a bill that would end the requirement that local school superintendents hold a state superintendent's
or teacher's license.
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February 5, 2013
Associated PressPence policy director Marilee Springer told members of the House education committee Tuesday that the governor supports a
sweeping package of education changes that would end a one-year waiting period to obtain the scholarships.
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February 5, 2013
J.K. WallPurdue University announced Tuesday that some of its researchers won a five-year, $14.5 million grant from the National Science
Foundation to expand the school’s online gateway for instruction, research and simulations in nanotechnology.
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February 4, 2013
Associated PressThe founder of Lincoln Capital Management and his wife have donated $20 million to DePauw University to provide financial
aid to students, part of $31 million in donations announced by the school in central Indiana.
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February 3, 2013
Associated PressStudents who owe Ivy Tech Community College money will have their tax refunds diverted to cover the debt under a new policy
the statewide college system is implementing.
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January 31, 2013
Associated PressThe mayor of Indianapolis is asking the Indiana State Board of Education to give him control of four former city schools taken
over by the state because of poor performance.
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January 30, 2013
Associated PressThe chairman of the Indiana Senate Education Committee says any proposals to expand the state's private school voucher
system will have to be first approved by the Indiana House.
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January 29, 2013
Associated PressLocal school superintendents would no longer have to hold an Indiana superintendent's or teacher's license under a
bill endorsed by an Indiana House committee.
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January 28, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana House has approved a bill that would shorten the time that school districts must hold onto vacant buildings in
case a charter school operator wanted to move into the building.
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January 28, 2013
J.K. WallMarian University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine—only the second medical school in Indiana—will enroll
162 students this fall, about 8 percent more than it planned.
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January 27, 2013
Associated PressTop Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly agree that more money is needed to improve Indiana's education system
in the next two years, but how that money will be spent is a point of debate.
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January 27, 2013
Associated PressFor the first time in history, the Indiana High School Athletic Association's bylaws on recruitment are no longer being
applied to high school students alone. With the passing of Bylaw 20-2, potential student-athletes as young as 10 could lose
their high school eligibility if recruitment is found.
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January 26, 2013
Associated PressAn economist from a California college will take over in July as president of Wabash College in western Indiana.
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January 25, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's new governor and state schools superintendent are from different political parties but they seemed in agreement
Friday on getting schools to focus more on preparing students for careers.
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January 25, 2013
Associated PressPurdue University President Mitch Daniels says he won't be lobbying state lawmakers on Purdue's behalf this session
because it's too soon after his departure from the governor's office.
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January 24, 2013
J.K. WallFor a guy whose company's stock price has lost 75 percent of its value, Kevin Modany, the CEO of ITT Educational Services
Inc., sounds pretty upbeat. And it seemed to rub off on investors Thursday.
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January 24, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Senate Republicans are in the middle of overhauling a safety measure aimed at better protecting schools after a shooting
last month in Connecticut left 20 first-graders dead.
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January 24, 2013
Associated PressFormer Sen. Richard Lugar will join former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton as a professor in Indiana University's new School of
Global and International Studies.
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January 24, 2013
J.K. WallITT Educational Services Inc. shares swooned Thursday morning after the private educator reported sinking revenue and a $9.5
million loss in the fourth quarter. But the stock rebounded strongly later Thursday.
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January 23, 2013
Associated PressThe Pence budget calls for roughly $6.4 billion in education spending in each of the next two years, with another $64 million
for high-performing schools beginning the summer of 2014, at the start of the 2015 budget year.
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January 23, 2013
Associated PressThe chairman of the Indiana Senate's Education Committee says he's working on a compromise to a bill that would pull
the state from the Common Core State Standards national education initiative.
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January 22, 2013
Associated PressBall State University has pulled its sponsorship of seven Indiana charter schools plagued by long-running academic woes, including
one in Indianapolis.
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January 21, 2013
Associated PressFormer Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has started his tenure as president of Purdue University with a fact-finding tour that students
said impressed them with his willingness to engage them on changes he's considering for the university.
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First, let me say that I love the idea of communities being self-sufficient and people in the community not needing cars, living, working and shopping all in their neighborhood. To sum it up; I love good urban planning and hate urban sprawl. However, there are two reasons that I am against this development. First, this building doesn't fit. Density can occur in Ripple by building up top the street and better use of land. The scale of this project should be downtown. Secondly, I would be willing to bet that if a whole foods in Ripple is built, the Nora store would be closed. Here's my reasoning. The Nora Whole Foods expansion plans have been put on hold. I'm guessing they are waiting to see what happens with the Ripple proposal. Communities next to each other should work together to end sprawl and not work against each other and take other neighbors assets. Develop something both communities can be proud of and will attract more development and density. There's my soap box for the day.
My apologies, Lou - it was the Indy Star that printed cost for entertaining "celebrities" during Indy 500. Sorry for confusing the always timely IBJ with Indy's Gannett reprint news source.
That's fine if you want a grocery store that has festivals and live music. I guess with the prices they charge, they can afford to host such activities. As for me, I choose to spend my money more wisely and if I want to go to a festival or a concert, I will pay for that separately - not through my grocery bill.
TIF is not just to attract development but to attract a higher use for that development. Carmel wisely is using TIF for numerous public parking garages. Asphalt seas of parking pay little taxes and bring even less value to a commercial area. Also density is what is going to save Indy and Broad Ripple. The days of trying to compete with burbs are long gone.
The Prestige was an awesome movie.