A new Indianapolis teacher residency focuses on practice over theory
The Relay Graduate School of Education opened a campus in Indianapolis this year and is training its first class of 10 students, with plans to expand locally in the coming years.
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Q&A: ‘Unique’ Indy school draws leader from Costa Rica
Elizabeth Head is the International School of Indiana’s third head of school. She started at the school in January after moving her family from Central America, where she worked in education for 20 years.
Dem gubernatorial candidate proposes minimum pay for teachers, education endowment fund
Josh Owens, one of three Democrats hoping to challenge Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb next year, said he would cap the state’s rainy day fund and put the excess funds into an endowment to support public education. He also wants to phase out school vouchers.
Perry Township, two other districts to benefit from $47M support grant
The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching announced Tuesday that it will use the funds to help the Teacher Advancement Program in Perry Township, Goshen Community Schools and Brown County Schools.
TechPoint’s ‘red carpet’ event aims to match non-Hoosiers with jobs in central Indiana
Twenty-eight potential Hoosiers—some with Indiana connections and others with none—are scouting Indianapolis as part of a TechPoint “red carpet experience” to see if the city is a place they’d like to call home.
Charter school for teens in recovery seeks to relocate, join forces with IPS
Hope Academy, which opened in 2006 inside the Fairbanks Addiction Treatment and Recovery Center in Lawrence Township, aims to move closer to downtown and develop stronger partnerships with Marion County school districts.
Indiana education board OKs, then reverses ‘nuclear’ change in school grades
Indiana’s State Board of Education on Wednesday passed a major change to how it grades schools—and then, at the very same meeting, voted to reverse its own decision.
Pacers PR chief Rockwood leaving for Butler University position
Former Butler University basketball player Brent Rockwood is set to become vice president and chief of staff at his alma mater, the university said Wednesday.
Consolidation up for consideration for state education agencies
On Tuesday, an interim committee of lawmakers discussed potentially consolidating the state board of education, governor’s workforce cabinet, and Commission for Higher Education.
School district revives defunct Marsh store as nifty preschool
Shelbyville Central Schools bought the property and spent $13 million on a wholesale renovation and redesign to accommodate hundreds of children.
Kenzie Academy raises $7.8M in venture capital
The tech apprenticeship and coding school said it plans to use the cash infusion to help it expand its tech-focused educational offerings and grow its enrollment nationally and in Indianapolis.
IU-developed software detects bot-driven Twitter traffic
BotSlayer—a free software tool that is open to the public—scans social media looking for evidence that what appears to be grassroots political activity is actually being generated automated accounts.
Turning boys into men one haircut at a time
During a weekly barbershop session Vice Principal Fred Yeakey holds at Providence Cristo Rey High School, the educator works to “groom the outer man while guiding the inner man,” as he puts it.
Bus driver sues school district in free speech suit
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed the federal lawsuit for the driver, who says he was suspended after speaking out publicly against changes proposed by the central Indiana school district.
Lilly Endowment funds IU, Purdue study of ethics in AI, big data
The initiatives are designed to help students and faculty become better prepared to address ethical challenges presented by fast-moving digital technologies.
Vatican temporarily suspends Archbishop’s decision to not recognize Brebeuf as Catholic
The decision means the school can resume holding mass and will be able to celebrate the Mass for the Feast Day of St. Jean de Brebeuf in October.
Hidden dropouts: How Indiana schools write off departing students as home-schoolers
When students are recorded as leaving for home schools in Indiana, they’re left out of a school’s graduation calculations, as though they never attended at all.
From ‘chill out’ spaces to weekend hours, new principal attempts to turn around School 43
School 43 has gone through at least five leaders in five years. But its latest principal, Lauren Johnson, wants parents and neighbors to know that she’s here to stay.
Lilly Endowment pledges $40M for Purdue technology, engineering complex
The Engineering and Polytechnic Gateway Complex is expected to include a component that connects Indiana employers with faculty researchers and students who could serve as future interns or employees.
California closer to letting college athletes make money
The Indianapolis-based NCAA has warned the bill, if passed, could mean California universities would be ineligible for national championships.