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.
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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.
States line up against DeVos to save Obama’s college rules
Democratic attorneys general from 18 states and the District of Columbia sued U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday over her decision to suspend rules that were meant to protect students from abuse by for-profit colleges.
Phi Kappa Sigma moving national headquarters to Carmel
The 40,000-member fraternity has been based in the Philadelphia area since its founding in 1850.
Lilly, Purdue seek medical advancements in new $52M collaboration
Eli Lilly and Co. announced the “strategic research collaboration” Thursday morning, calling it the largest agreement of its kind between Purdue and a single company.
Carmel resident’s cooking school for kids keeps growing
Drewry, a 35-year-old Carmel resident, launched Sprouts Cooking School out of a spare bedroom in summer 2015. Since then, demand has ballooned.
IU preps new VC fund amid agency revamp
The school plans to unveil a new venture capital fund this summer under the purview of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., which was overhauled to better address startup needs.