Court: School districts can’t charge for bus rides
The Indiana Court of Appeals says a Marion County school district acted unconstitutionally when it indirectly charged fees for students to ride buses to school.
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NCAA ex-athlete backs unpaid Little Leaguers in TV money trial
The outcome will determine whether the NCAA, which treats student-athletes as amateurs, has to stop barring them from negotiating their own deals in games that are broadcast.
School catering to juvenile offenders gets approval
The city will be the first in the nation to open a charter school designed for youth passing through the juvenile court system and other troubled students.
High-stakes NCAA amateurism trial gets under way
The case, brought by former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon, could determine whether the NCAA has to negotiate with players seeking to be paid for appearing in televised games without forfeiting scholarships.
Federal agents seize documents at charter school
Agents collected documents from the Indiana Math and Science Academy this week as part of court-ordered search warrant. The school at 7435 N. Keystone Ave. said it provided information related to a federal grant program.
Ivy Tech to offer new computing, informatics programs
Software development is among seven new tech-heavy subjects the community college will offer in its School of Computing and Informatics beginning in August.
IU taps chamber executive to lead public-policy institute
R. Mark Lawrance is scheduled to take over as head of the Indiana University Public Policy Institute.in July, succeeding John Krauss, who is retiring.
Indy lands Big Ten championships through 2022
Football will stay at Lucas Oil Stadium, and basketball will alternate with Chicago. The move allays suspicion that the conference intended to shift championship play to East Coast venues.
State awards $9 million to boost school safety
The funds will be split between purchasing new equipment for schools and hiring resource officers.
Ritz: New ISTEP test coming sooner at federal request
Indiana must establish a new ISTEP test a year earlier than planned if state officials want to maintain their waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Indiana picks 18 counties as preschool finalists
Twelve urban and six rural counties selected as finalists for an Indiana preschool pilot program have until the end of the month to make their cases, the state announced Wednesday.
Ivy Tech’s Corporate College picks up steam
The community college’s subsidiary has served 750 companies so far this year and thinks it can double or triple that total in five years.
Outside group calls for audit of teacher evaluation programs
Stand for Children Indiana said the teacher evaluations conducted last year were inconsistent and that some districts failed to conduct annual evaluations of all certified educators.
IU medical school helping to lead $30M concussion study
The Indiana University School of Medicine will help oversee a three-year, $30 million concussion study being funded by the Indianapolis-based NCAA and the U.S. Defense Department.
Pre-K program won’t be ready for students this fall
The pre-kindergarten pilot program advocated by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and passed by the General Assembly earlier this year will not be ready to launch this fall.
Indianapolis part of new federal STEM initiative
President Barack Obama drew attention to girls’ science and engineering accomplishments Tuesday as he announced a mentoring effort involving Indianapolis to improve and diversify the nation’s technological work force.
Notre Dame takes lacrosse’s lowest revenue into final four
The University of Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team had a $1.5 million loss last year, highest in the country and more than triple the combined losses of the three other schools competing for the national title this weekend.
Can Ball State University keep its vibrancy?
Incoming President Paul W. Ferguson must escape harsh realities to continue the university’s impressive gains.
UPDATE: Ball State chooses new president from Maine
Ball State University’s trustees on Thursday named Paul W. Ferguson, the president of the University of Maine, to lead the 19,000-student campus in Muncie.
Ball State prepared to pick new president
The new president will replace Jo Ann Gora, who is retiring in June after 10 years leading the 18,000-student university.