Indiana Republicans back partisan school boards switch
The Indiana School Boards Association and the Indiana State Teachers Association are among education groups opposed to the change.
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Bill would compel districts to close underused buildings, offer them to charters
A bill in the Indiana Senate would significantly expand a state law that requires school districts to make their empty buildings available to charter schools.
Midyear closure by Indianapolis charter school raises oversight questions
Families were sent scrambling by a charter school that initially failed to win permission to open, fell short of enrollment projections, cycled through multiple principals, and lacked timely financial oversight from its authorizer.
IPS moving ahead with part of Rebuilding Stronger plan
Indianapolis Public Schools plans to implement only part of its massive Rebuilding Stronger overhaul after the school board failed to place an operating referendum on the upcoming May ballot.
IU board OKs plans to double nursing school capacity, raise residence hall rates
Indiana University said the renovations at the IU School of Nursing at IUPUI will help increase teaching and simulation capacity in support of planned enrollment growth to help address a shortage of nurses both in Indiana and nationwide.
Purdue names reimagined business school after Mitch Daniels
Purdue Board of Trustees Chair Mike Berghoff said the university will invest a minimum of $100 million to relaunch the school under the new name. A $200 million fundraising campaign will also be implemented.
Hamilton County launches training program for inmates
The initiative uses programming from the American Hotel Lodging and Education Institute to provide a foundation for participants looking to get a foothold in the hospitality industry.
New partnership brings Harvard, UPenn classes to IPS students
IPS is the first district in the state to partner with the National Education Equity Lab to allow Crispus Attucks High School students to enroll in college-level courses at the country’s top universities.
Education bills seeking to overhaul school curriculum advance in Indiana legislature
State lawmakers in House and Senate education committees collectively took up more than a dozen bills on Wednesday. Most of those measures advanced or are scheduled for committee votes next week.
Indiana Wesleyan names Qualls executive director of Eleven Fifty Academy
Tech entrepreneur John Qualls has been serving as Eleven Fifty Academy’s interim executive director since December, when Indiana Wesleyan acquired the struggling coding school.
Indiana’s plan to ‘reinvent high school’ moves forward
The bill would allow students to meet graduation requirements through career experience and give students state-funded scholarship accounts to spend on workforce training outside their schools.
Ten states mull cross-border rules to tackle teacher shortage
The Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact would effectively allow teaching licenses to be viable across members of the compact, cutting through the current 50-state patchwork of disparate requirements.
Ex-Marian University prof alleges age discrimination after termination
Johnny Goldfinger, 61, had been a tenured political science professor at Marian University until last month, when the school’s political science program was discontinued.
TechPoint report examines Indiana’s tech talent shortage
The organization says traditional talent pipelines cannot provide enough talent and calls for additional pathways for worker development.
IPS test scores rebound close to pre-pandemic levels, but far from 2025 goal
As students in grades 3-8 prepare to take the ILEARN again beginning in April, the district is focusing on tactics to continue its progress and reach that goal, with the help of federal COVID relief funding.
State lawmakers revive effort to require partisan school board elections
Last year, a similar bill got a hearing in a House committee but never received a vote. Nearly two dozen education advocates testified against the previous bill and no one spoke in favor.
IU medical school lands $1.25M for increasing diversity
The money will be used to provide new opportunities for graduate students typically underrepresented in biomedical science, officials said.
House committee passes assistance increase, workforce training program
Hoosiers with disabilities and adult Indiana residents receiving benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program could benefit under a new bill that would help connect underskilled employees to companies.
IPS delays vote on $400M operating referendum amid criticism from charters, biz group
The proposed operating referendum would provide $50 million annually over an eight-year period to expand student programs and increase teacher pay through the program.
Indiana students may need to learn how to open bank accounts, take out loans in order to graduate
The vote puts Indiana on track to join several other states that have recently adopted financial literacy graduation requirements.