
Survey identifies employer roadblocks for work-based learning for students, adults
A recent survey by the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute reveals the reasons why students and adult learners don’t take advantage of on-the-job training.
A recent survey by the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute reveals the reasons why students and adult learners don’t take advantage of on-the-job training.
The plan, which has an estimated cost of $15.5 million, will feature a series of infrastructure upgrades, facility additions and enhancements, and an endowment to fuel long-term campus maintenance.
If successful, Jenner would begin the role Oct. 11—leading both the Indiana Department of Education and the higher education commission.
The nine-member group established by the state legislature must recommend how to improve efficiencies across both Indianapolis Public Schools and the many charters in its borders.
The Butler take on those in-demand degree programs focuses on critical thinking, communication skills and ethical decision-making, department Chair Jeff Carvell said.
The Legal Prep Charter Academy will serve students in sixth through 12th grades and will incorporate civic education and legal skill-building into its curriculum.
The exposure is also changing the game for trade schools and employers in such industries as manufacturing and construction, which have long struggled to attract workers.
The 27,000-square-foot, two-story building at 518-520 Indiana Ave. is being outfitted as a student center ahead of the start of the university’s fall semester.
Voucher use has surged in recent years as Indiana lawmakers loosened eligibility requirements, but the lack of rural private schools that accept them means many students miss out.
Gaylor Workforce Development Coordinator Amy Perlich said the company’s internship program teaches students everything from how to introduce themselves to employees and customers to how to bend conduit, pull wire and build electrical boxes.
The University of Indianapolis is launching a program this month to prepare nurse practitioners, long a fixture in primary care exam rooms, to care for complex and critically ill patients in hospitals.
Freedom Readers Fellowship is a 16-week course that teaches community members about the science of reading and prepares them for employment in local elementary schools.
Lowery cited a recent health scare and a desire to pursue personal and professional writing projects for the decision.
The Hoosier State’s rate of 2.26 lawyers per capita was 43rd worst in the nation last year, per the American Bar Association.
The law states that faculty are required to teach scholarly works “from a variety of political or ideological frameworks” within their purview of instruction.
President Donald Trump’s administration had withheld $6 billion in funding on July 1 as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities.
Among the changes would be a significant shift in School Improvement Grants, competitive grants that currently fund improvement plans at district and charter schools identified as low performing under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
The figures reflect concerns expressed by state leaders about Indiana’s declining college-going culture, especially as the state shifts focus toward career credentials and work-based learning.
Officials in states including Indiana, Florida, Ohio, Texas, Iowa and Idaho increasingly have focused on university governance—rules for who picks university presidents and boards and how much control they exert over curriculums and faculty tenure.
Both Indianapolis nonprofits share the similar mission of helping people who face barriers to becoming economically self-sufficient.