Innovation schools are receiving higher marks in general because Indiana lawmakers decided to judge those schools by a more generous yardstick than others. But the two-tiered system could be short-lived.
The university will hire 10 faculty members and team with the state and major health systems on what it calls a comprehensive plan to understand and deal with addictions, which are costing Indiana more than $1 billion a year.
Amy Cornell, a 2006 graduate of IU McKinney and also graduate of Purdue University, has been hired as a consultant to assemble a steering committee to build the program.
Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended public educational institutions, according to a federal study published Wednesday.
The awards recognize individuals and organizations at the cutting edge of innovation in Indiana. This year’s honorees include Mimir Corp., Fuzic Inc., Hillenbrand Inc. and the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
Compared to 2016, almost a quarter of schools improved by one or more letter grades in 2017, and about the same number saw grades drop. More than half of schools ended up with the same grade.
Terre Haute officials say they will support Indiana State University’s plan to spend $37.5 million in state money on renovating its basketball arena without waiting for funding for a larger project, including construction of an adjoining convention center.
State officials have approved a three-year contract with the Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes for Research, picking it over four other bidders.
The former president of Indiana’s community college system received a retirement payout worth more than $1 million despite the university's struggle with budget cuts.
Lilly said 30 of Indiana’s 92 counties will benefit from the grants, which range from $68,312 to $2.87 million each. Schools in Marion, Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks and Shelby counties were among the recipients.
The university will help convert the former Shelby Bowl building into a Books & Brews taproom as part of the school’s efforts to attract more development to the area surrounding the south-side campus.
Purdue University’s football program played in five bowl games in school history before Joe Tiller arrived; it played in 10 after he took over.
The scene that's part of a 22-panel Thomas Hart Benton mural created in the 1930s hangs in Room 100 at Woodburn Hall on the Bloomington campus.
The Hoosier Academy school board has voted to not renew the charter of its full-time online school after months of scrutiny from the state, dropping enrollment, and poor academic performance.
Steve Braun says Inquidia Consulting was uniquely qualified to help create the state’s groundbreaking “Demand Driven Workforce System,” which will influence how millions of dollars in training and education money is spent.
Indianapolis Public Schools went on a hiring spree Thursday, selecting principals for the four high schools that will remain open next fall and a new chief of staff.
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick said federal award will go to a minimum of 50 schools.
Researchers at Indiana University and Purdue University have received $2.55 million from Susan G. Komen to study possible new treatments.
The preschool program for children from low-income families previously was offered in just five counties, but lawmakers recently expanded it.
An administrator said the move was aimed at helping teachers "find the right fit,' but a union official called it "total disruption."
