Mind Trust drawing big dollars from national donors
The reputation the education reform group has engendered with its work in the city has spread—and therefore so has its donor base.
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Fairbanks Foundation doles out $376,000 to train army of addiction specialists
The money, provided to the workforce initiative Ascend Indiana, will train up to 50 specialists a year targeting Indiana's growing opioid epidemic.
Senators approve ban on sanctuary campuses in final vote
The measure bars higher education institutions that accept federal or state dollars from adopting the designation.
Chamber to bring national pitch program for entrepreneurs to Indy
Called 1 Million Cups, the weekly program has a format designed to be more collaborative and educational than more typical pitch events. It’s already in more than 100 other communities.
Quiet change found in Indiana bill could mean bigger voucher program
A bill that quietly crossed a crucial legislative hurdle last week would allow private schools to begin receiving state funding from their first day of operation.
Indiana House passes Gary, Muncie schools takeover bill
The bill creates a blueprint that could be used to take over other distressed school districts in the future.
Marian medical school’s first graduates could fill primary-care dearth
Almost half of graduating students in Marian University’s novice College of Osteopathic Medicine are choosing to serve residencies in family medicine.
IUPUI tech-diversity program catches fire
The high school program, which targets girls and minorities, has seen expanded adoption by one participating school, and it’s raised more than $1.5 million in grants and donations over the past year.
Indiana Senate approves bill making ‘ILEARN’ new state test
The Indiana Senate has passed a bill setting parameters for a yet-to-be picked test that will replace the ISTEP exam.
Indiana Senate OKs bill that lets governor appoint schools chief
Indiana senators on Tuesday approved making the position of state superintendent of public instruction a job appointed by the governor and no longer elected by voters.
House panel passes bill to take over Gary, Muncie schools
State-appointed emergency managers would take control of financially troubled school districts in Gary and Muncie under a bill that creates a blueprint that could be used to take over distressed districts in the future.
Purdue’s long-term goal involves more than one high school
Purdue University won’t open the doors to its first high school for another five months, but its leaders are already planning for more.
DeHaan, 74, still pumping massive cash, countless hours into charity
Indianapolis businesswoman and philanthropist Christel DeHaan is nearly 75 years old and she knows that someday she’ll have to slow down. Someday. Not now.
As debate rages over pre-K funding, families already in program see gains
Fifty-one percent of respondents in an early state evaluation of the pre-K program said their families had been able to increase their work or school hours while their children participated in the program.
Anderson University leads effort to draw young entrepreneurs with student debt
An Anderson University fine-arts-major-turned-entrepreneur has helped develop a unique student-loan-forgiveness program that encourages recent Indiana graduates to set up shop in Anderson.
NCAA academic case hovers over another Final Four
Procedural hurdles, delays and the NCAA’s struggle to settle on charges have a multi-year academic scandal at the University of North Carolina crawling through the governing body’s infractions system. In the meantime, the Tar Heels basketball program keeps rolling along.
Senate education panel advances ISTEP proposal, kills two other bills
The Senate Education Committee finished its work for the year Wednesday by killing two bills and passing four, including an amended version of a bill to overhaul the state testing system.
Senate panel OKs bill that gives reprieve to failing voucher schools
A House education bill knocked by critics as reducing accountability for Indiana voucher schools cleared a Senate committee Wednesday.
Tech firm ClearScholar plans 31-employee expansion
The company, which develops student-engagement applications for universities, more than doubled its office space this month by moving operations across Monument Circle, from Circle Tower into the Lacy Building.
Art education fundraising firm crafting $4M office at Fort Ben site
The local company considered buying its current home before hitting the drawing board and launching plans to build its own space.