Indiana education board approves new graduation requirements
The Indiana State Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve new requirements mandating that students do more to graduate from high school in the years to come.
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Parents, educators object to new high school graduation plan
Indiana education officials are set to vote on a plan that would overhaul the state’s high school graduation requirements. On Tuesday, many educators and parents from across the state spoke out strongly against it.
Senate change on proposed endowment tax could spare some schools
A few dozen private college endowments could dodge a bullet with the sweeping tax bill approved by the Senate early Saturday morning after a last-minute amendment.
Ex-Louisville coach Pitino sues university over firing
Rick Pitino said the school had no valid reason to fire him. He is seeking the balance of his contract, which amounts to about $4.3 million a year through June 2026. He was one of college basketball’s highest-paid coaches.
IPS set to ask taxpayers for $936M for teacher pay, construction
The district’s website says that the operating funds would be used to raise teacher pay and special needs services. The construction funds would pay to upgrade buildings and make safety improvements.
McCormick’s legislative wish list: Diploma fixes, mandatory kindergarten
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick laid out her agenda for the upcoming year on Tuesday, listing priorities ahead of the next General Assembly.
CSI UIndy: School to use vacant house for forensic studies lab
In a partnership with the Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency, UIndy criminal justice students will be able to comb through mock crime scenes in a realistic setting.
Indiana schools facing possible per-student funding cut
The state Department of Education is warning Indiana public schools that they could receive less money than expected because of an unanticipated increase in statewide student enrollment.
International studies school reignites IU’s global focus
Enrollment at the school has grown 55 percent since its 2012 formation. Today, 631 undergraduates and 162 graduate students are enrolled, according to IU.
University of Evansville opens Changemaker Incubator
Funding for the space came from a $20,000 Ball Venture Fund.
Lilly funds program for religion professors
More than 160 faculty have gone through the program, which began in 1991 and has been funded by Lilly since 2002.
French firm wins worldwide rights to apple co-developed by Purdue
The apple is the product of a cooperative breeding program involving Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois that began in 1945. The schools will receive royalties on the fruit.
Purdue launches ‘affordability grant’ to help tackle college costs
Purdue University is rolling out a grant program to help lower- and middle-class Indiana students afford college.
Purdue professor receives $5M grant for grain research
A Purdue University professor has received a $5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help develop hybrid grain seeds that will resist parasite weeds.
Indiana’s unemployment rate creeps up to 3.9 percent
The state’s rate has risen from 3 percent in June, when it narrowly missed a state-record low of 2.9 percent.
IPS board gives superintendent Ferebee raise, bonus
Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee is getting a $4,701 raise and a bonus of $28,000.
Salesforce plans to roll out Indianapolis training program
Salesforce Inc. announced details Thursday morning for a pilot training program it will launch in Indianapolis to help fulfill its plans to train 500 Hoosiers by 2020.
IPS elementary schools could be restarted with new staff
If the school board votes to restart the two schools, the current principals and teachers would be removed, and a charter operator or nonprofit will be brought in to run them.
Indiana State names Central Missouri provost as next president
Deborah Curtis, an ISU alum, will become the first woman president of the 152-year-old university.
New IPS contract offers raises for most teachers
Raises will range from $400 per year for experienced teachers to nearly $2,400 per year for teachers in their third year.