Ball State prepares to idle its coal-fired boilers
Ball State University officials are preparing to stop burning coal at the campus steam plant as the school pushes ahead with its partial conversion to geothermal energy.
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IPS terminates CFO after disagreement over budget
Indianapolis Public Schools has fired its chief financial officer for “unsatisfactory work performance” one week after Superintendent Lewis Ferebee publicly disagreed with a financial assessment that said the district had a $30 million budget deficit.
Lawmakers query Ball State on intelligent design
Four conservative Republican Indiana legislators are questioning Ball State University's decision to prohibit the teaching of intelligent design in a science course.
Feds revise for-profit college rules after court block
ITT Educational stock fell Friday after the Obama administration said it has revised its regulatory package for for-profit colleges, rewriting a proposal that the education industry blocked in court almost two years ago.
Ex-Purdue president taking over science foundation
The U.S. Senate this week confirmed President Barack Obama's nomination of France Cordova to lead the federal agency that has a $7 billion budget to award grants for scientific research around the country.
Accrediting agency places Martin University on probation
Only 2.6 percent of Martin University's full-time students graduated within four years and its six-year completion rate of 14.3 percent "was also extremely low," the North Central Association's Higher Learning Commission said.
Preschool pilot program headed to Pence’s desk
The General Assembly has approved a pilot program to send low-income children in five counties to preschool.
Lawmakers create an exit plan for takeover schools
A bill passed by the Indiana General Assembly this year could help bring takeover schools out of their status as islands and reconnect them to larger school systems.
Obama seeks overtime pay for more salaried workers
Bypassing Congress, President Barack Obama intends to order changes in overtime rules so employers would be required to pay millions more workers for the extra time they put in on the job.
Lawmakers seek to remove Indiana from Common Core
The Indiana Senate voted 35-13 Wednesday to end the state's use of federal Common Core standards and instead adopt a series of state-written guidelines.
IPS chief declares $30M budget deficit a mirage
New superintendent Lewis Ferebee unveiled the results of his analysis of IPS finances by saying a $30 million structural budget deficit wasn’t real, but was instead the result of a “budgeting tactic” used by his predecessors.
IU philanthropy school dean Tempel to step down
Gene Tempel will leave his post as the founding dean of the IU School of Philanthropy in December. The university has begun a national search for his replacement.
Plan would help pay loans for some Indiana teachers
The legislation would provide loan reimbursements of up to $9,000 for some of those teaching science, technology, engineering or math.
Senate leader says pre-K pilot program still possible
The pilot program would come in addition to a comprehensive study of preschool programs that was part of the bill as it left the Senate.
Feds’ ITT lawsuit built on reports from mystery shoppers
The shoppers, who were hired by the Carmel-based operator of for-profit colleges, generated the bulk of the material cited in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s complaint.
UIndy looking for developer for health sciences center
UIndy would be the main tenant in the 134,000-square-foot building, which is expected to cost as much as $30 million.
Bill to excuse students for state fair heads to governor
Senate Bill 114 would let students have up to five excused absences from school to participate in the Indiana State Fair.
IU prof DiMarchi to join Inventors Hall of Fame
Richard DiMarchi is being honored for his work on Eli Lilly and Co.'s Humalog, which has been used by millions around the world to address the complications of diabetes.
ITT delays financial statements amid student-loan probe
Carmel-based ITT Educational Inc. said it’s unable to file its 2013 annual report because of a federal investigation into its accounting practices.
Zionsville to use e-learning to make up snow days
Districts across the state have had to get creative to meet the state's requirement for instruction days.