Purdue Polytechnic school renamed following $10M gift
The gift to the School of Construction Management Technology at Purdue Polytechnic Institute is expected to enhance the school’s offerings in both West Lafayette and Indianapolis.
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Mission-driven Indy furniture maker partners with national distributor
In reaching its first large-scale supply agreement, Purposeful Design intends to further its mission of training and employing men who have experienced homelessness and addiction.
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Regional Opportunity Initiatives Inc. debuts microelectronics program for high schools in new training hub
The fledgling program is starting with 12 students, but Regional Opportunities Initiatives Inc. CEO Tina Peterson predicted that the training hub will become a crucial part of southern Indiana’s microelectronics and defense ecosystem.
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IBJ Podcast: Pew Research’s Richard Fry unpacks gender gap in college enrollment
Fry analyzes federal data from 2011 to 2022, highlighting a sharp drop in college attendance among young men, shifting public views on the value of a degree, and rising wages for workers without one.
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Gender gap grows amid college ranks as fewer boys choose higher education
In raw numbers, 72,419 more girls than boys who graduated from Indiana high schools from 2009 to 2023 went on to higher education, according to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education’s College Going Dashboard.
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Indianapolis Local Education Alliance backs plan to create new authority to oversee IPS, charter schools
The new corporation would have the power to impose property taxes, which it would distribute to both charter and IPS schools.
Here are 5 things the mayor and IPS superintendent want in the ILEA recommendations
The Indianapolis Local Education Alliance is scheduled to vote Wednesday night on final recommendations about the future of the city’s district and charter schools.
IPS school board says it wants to be charter authorizer
The proposed step came on the eve of of a scheduled Wednesday vote by the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance that could result in major changes to IPS and charter schools.
IPS to change immigration-related policies after attorney general’s ICE lawsuit
The lawsuit claims that district policies supporting undocumented students violate state law.
Martin University’s abrupt shutdown disrupts student plans, angers alumni
The move to cease operations comes after a tumultuous year for Martin University. The east-side college is Indiana’s only predominantly Black institution.
Parents, students skeptical of task force’s proposals to change who oversees Indy schools
In a breakout group during the session that focused on the best structure for governing schools, supporters of both IPS and charter schools said either option could result in more bureaucracy.
Canada eyes H-1B workers, top global talent as US limits immigration
Canada for years has suffered from a “brain drain” of top talent to its larger neighbor—a trend it hopes to reverse with what it described in the statement as “one of the largest recruitment programs of its kind globally.”
Martin University to pause operations
The Indianapolis-based university cited “financial and student enrollment challenges that has the board exploring ways to continue Martin’s mission of providing a quality education to its students.”
Five topics that could shape state lawmakers’ work in 2026
There are a slew of topics legislators plan to tackle in 2026, including rising energy costs, tax codes, child care and education, and possibly a new casino in one of Indiana’s urban centers.
Indiana said no to phones in class 2 years ago. Now, the law might get stricter.
GOP lawmakers have introduced bills that would mandate that phones be securely stored at school or left at home during the whole school day.
Lilly Endowment gives Marion County schools $460M but delays grant decision for IPS
The grants will support a wide range of initiatives like new student programming, teacher training, and updated STEM and performing arts spaces.
State piloting program that would allow employees to bring infants to work
The effort is part of Gov. Mike Braun’s “Family First Indiana” agenda and builds on expanded parental leave policies announced earlier this year.
Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don’t comply with government rules
The Transportation Department said it plans to revoke the accreditation of thousands of schools unless they can comply with training requirements in the next 30 days.
Alliance members weigh in on who should govern IPS, charter schools
The 4 governance options unveiled at the group’s recent meeting range from a fully elected IPS school board to a fully appointed one.
Dennis Bland keeps Center for Leadership Development—and the kids it serves—moving forward
For that devotion, and for a lifetime spent quietly strengthening the city around him, IBJ has named Bland the 32nd recipient of the Michael A. Carroll Award.
Indianapolis Local Education Alliance presents proposals on school transportation, building, and governance
The Indianapolis Local Education Alliance has presented a slew of potential solutions for how to share school transportation and buildings. But a larger question looms: Who should govern charter and district schools?
School deregulation, IPS future expected to be among top topics for state legislators
While Indiana legislative leaders haven’t yet detailed their education priorities for 2026, they have a list of unfinished business to tackle when it comes to schools.
Trump administration takes major step toward dismantling Education Department
Six new agreements signed by the Education Department will effectively move billions of dollars in grant programs to other agencies.
IPS board members float reducing district’s boundaries, but getting buy-in could be tricky
If done today, reducing the boundaries of Indianapolis Public Schools to only include Center Township would remove 47 district and charter schools from IPS borders.