Purdue planning $35 million hospital for treating horses
Purdue’s Board of Trustees approved $30 million toward the project and the College of Veterinary Medicine is expected to seek $5 million in private donations.
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Cabinet post aims to unify state workforce efforts
As the incoming secretary of career connections and talent, Milo faces the task of unifying and clarifying a system that has been described by top Indiana leaders as disjointed.
Local high schools Howe, Manual get 3-year extensions
Charter Schools USA will maintain control of Howe and Manual High Schools for three more years—a move that means the schools will be spared from imminent closure.
Teachers could get $5,000 retention bonus to stay with IPS
Indianapolis Public Schools might pay teachers loyalty bonuses of up to $5,000 in a bid to keep educators from leaving this year as the district plans high school closings.
IPS strips school of teachers union as part of innovation transformation
Indianapolis Public Schools and union leaders disagree about how it happened, but the impact is clear. The school principal will be able to fire teachers more easily—and pay them thousands of dollars more than teachers at other IPS schools.
IU spent $1.65 million on spring graduation ceremonies
The Bloomington campus ceremonies were the most expensive at more than $900,000, followed by more than $430,000 spent by IUPUI.
Coding schools offer chance to restart
Who attends coding boot camps? It might surprise you.
Holcomb taps La Porte mayor as new state recruiting official
Blair Milo joins an administration that is beginning to see the challenges of the state’s near-record-low unemployment rate. A growing group of business leaders say they’re coming up short as they seek out more skilled workers to fill available jobs.
Hundreds of teachers to be displaced by IPS high school closing plan
The transition means a lot of changes are in store for the hundreds of educators who work at the schools slated to close—and those at the high schools that will launch career academies and take the influx of new students.
Federal audit: Indiana student data systems lacked ‘adequate oversight’
State education officials say no sensitive data was improperly accessed and that steps are being taken to tighten security.
Letterman donates 1,000-plus items to Ball State
The memorabilia include 15 Emmy Awards Indianapolis native David Letterman won as a TV comedy writer and talk show host and his Kennedy Center Honor medal from 2012.
More than 50 reports allege sexual misconduct by IU employees
The 53 cases from July 2015 to June 2016 were sorted into four categories: sexual assault, sexual harassment or gender discrimination, domestic violence, and stalking,
Study: Indy tech labor force inexpensive, among best in country
Indianapolis not only has one of the highest-quality tech labor forces in the country, according to a new report, but the average cost for that labor is the lowest in the United States.
Coding academy Iron Yard to close all locations
The for-profit coding academy, which opened an Indianapolis school in spring 2015, said it will cease operations at all locations at the end of the summer.
Indiana looking for testing company to create ISTEP’s replacement
The state announced last week that it will begin accepting proposals through Aug. 24 for the new “ILEARN” testing system as well as the state’s third-grade reading exam, IREAD.
Officials say state-funded preschool program has openings
Spots for children of low-income families are available in Allen, Jackson, Lake, Marion and Vanderburgh counties for the On My Way Pre-K program.
ITT trustee blasts firm’s former directors, seeks $50M
The trustee charges that Sam Odle and fellow outside directors should have ousted CEO Kevin Modany—a move that likely would have been well-received by the U.S. Department of Education and ITT’s accrediting agency.
USA Funds’ new tack: Bet millions on education startups
USA Funds had long been preparing to adopt a new mission after decades as the nation’s largest student loan guarantor.
Lilly Endowment giving IU medical school $25M to fund life sciences initiatives
The grant from the Indianapolis-based philanthropic giant is aimed at bolstering Indiana’s stature as a life sciences research hub.
State will have its say in IPS plan to close high schools
Indianapolis Public Schools leaders have a plan to close high schools, but some decisions are beyond their control.