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 4, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinOpponents of privatization fear trustees will take action on the controversial issue over the summer.
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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.
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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.
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March 14, 2013
Associated PressA proposed boost in the state's higher education funding is an encouraging step after more than $150 million was cut during
the recession, Indiana University's president said Thursday.
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February 19, 2013
Dan HumanPurdue University has high hopes that former Gov. Mitch Daniels’ new role as president and donation pitchman eventually
will help double charitable contributions to the school.
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December 11, 2012
Associated PressThe number of Indiana children enrolled in full-day kindergarten has increased by 19 percent since the state more than doubled
spending for the program.
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June 22, 2012
Associated PressThe governor said Friday he was checking whether he could press members of the General Assembly on the university's behalf
after he becomes Purdue's president in January, because of state ethics rules that require a one-year "cool down"
for public officials after leaving office.
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May 17, 2012
J.K. WallThe proposed cuts represent about 5 percent of Indianapolis Public Schools' current budget. IPS Superintendent Eugene White
will detail his spending-reduction plan on May 24 at the IPS’ central office building.
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April 28, 2012
J.K. WallSuperintendent Scott Robison informally recommended in March that the school system take a pass on the new funding because
it still does not fully cover the costs required to expand its kindergarten program from half days to full days.
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April 8, 2012
Associated PressFor all the arguments in favor of school vouchers, there are opponents who say vouchers erode public schools by taking away
money, violate the separation of church and state by giving public dollars to religious-based private schools, and aren't
a proven way to improve test scores.
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March 31, 2012
J.K. WallChanges made five years ago in state property-tax laws have strangled the school district in wealthy Zionsville, while schools
in neighboring blue-collar Lebanon are in solid financial shape.
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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 23, 2012
For-profit colleges like Carmel-based ITT Educational Services would be forced to rely less on federal money under a bill
aimed at curbing the marketing of degrees to soldiers and veterans.
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December 14, 2011
Associated PressNearly 4,000 students who formerly attended public schools are receiving tax money to help pay the cost of private school
under Indiana's school voucher program, which is believed to be the nation's largest, officials say.
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September 20, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndiana's two largest school districts both say they've seen small enrollment drops, with No. 2 Fort Wayne Community
Schools inching closer in size to No. 1 Indianapolis Public Schools.
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June 2, 2011
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe Obama administration gave for-profit colleges more time to comply with rules that will cut off federal aid to institutions
whose students struggle the most to repay their government loans.
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May 23, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's top higher education official warned Monday that legislators may demand explanations from public colleges and
universities if the schools approve tuition hikes in excess of caps recently suggested by a state panel.
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May 9, 2011
Associated PressSchool districts across the state continue to struggle in their attempts to win voter approval for operating money or building
projects, which a researcher attributes to continued worries about the economy.
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May 4, 2011
IBJ StaffVoters in the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township passed two referendums for increased school funding Tuesday night,
but similar votes in Franklin Township and Avon failed.
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May 1, 2011
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to allocate $47 million for full-day kindergarten in districts that don't offer it
isn't likely to be enough to make that vision a reality, some districts say.
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April 25, 2011
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers may have found a way to spur the consolidation of small school districts without jumping into the politically
unpopular issue: Starve small districts of state funding to financially push them toward merger talks.
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April 15, 2011
Francesca JaroszA projected increase in state revenue should allow all Indiana school districts to provide full-day kindergarten, a long-time
goal of the governor and many education officials.
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March 30, 2011
Associated PressThe GOP-led House voted 56-42 on Wednesday in favor of the bill that would use taxpayer money to help some parents move their
children from public schools to private schools.
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March 19, 2011
Associated PressFranklin Community Schools officials say they don't want to be in the same situation they were last year, when the state
forced the district to eliminate $3 million from its budget.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!