Purdue to teach beer brewing with new ‘fermentation’ minor
The classes will be part of a new minor that will be offered in fall through the school's food sciences division.
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Indianapolis Recorder leader leaving newspaper for Mind Trust post
Shannon Williams is stepping down from her longtime position as president and general manager of the Indianapolis Recorder to take a role with education reform group The Mind Trust, she announced Thursday.
Indy group raises $9M in effort to fill talent gap
Ascend Indiana, an initiative aimed at closing what local corporate and education leaders say is a stubborn talent gap, is ramping up its operations.
Hogsett’s education initiative receives $560K in startup funding
Members of the City-County Council on Monday voted overwhelmingly in favor of appropriating $560,000 to get Indy Achieves off the ground, but they also expressed concern about its ongoing cost amid many city needs.
Mind Trust lands $1.5M donation from Walton Family Foundation
The grant is part of more than $100 million in funding the Walton Foundation announced Tuesday morning that will go toward improving education.
Local charter school loosens ‘no-excuses’ policies to reduce suspensions
After 14 years and some of the highest school suspension numbers in the state, an Indianapolis charter network that has seen high academic achievement is relaxing its controversial approach to discipline in the upcoming school year.
Converse farmer embracing role as hemp pioneer
Healthy Hoosier Oil in Miami County makes culinary oil from sunflower and canola seeds. But someday, the product mix might include hemp oil.
Indiana’s director protections complicate ITT lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by ITT Educational Services’ bankruptcy trustee seeks $250 million from the firm’s former CEO and board members, whom she alleges were disengaged as the business melted down.
Indiana continues to see teacher shortages amid drop in pay
Enrollment in teaching programs and those graduating with teaching degrees declined 37 percent from 2004 through 2014.
Purdue upends traditional high school model at Polytechnic High School
All it takes to know that Purdue Polytechnic High School is doing something different is a walk through the campus in the basement of a technology office building in downtown Indianapolis.
DePauw lands $20M gift from former Wells Fargo chairman, wife
DePauw University has received a $20 million donation from 1968 graduates Steve and Karen Sanger to create a leadership program, the school announced Thursday.
Indiana college wins case against health care law’s birth control rule
A northern Indiana college has won its long-running lawsuit seeking religious exemption from paying for employees' birth control under former President Barack Obama's health care law.
Teachers’ frustration extends well beyond pay, but would they walk out?
Teachers say that, beyond compensation issues, they are grappling with inadequate school funding, a lack of respect from some parents and community members, and increased school-safety concerns.
Study finds that generic drugs suffer more recalls
Researchers from three universities, including Indiana University, have found that price competition in the generic drug market might be putting more patients at health risk due to a higher number of manufacturing-related product recalls.
STEM group to dole out millions in grants
The grants will increase access to hands-on computer science education for Indiana teachers and students and cover program fees and teacher professional development.
IPS parents graduate from activism program
The program, Stand University for Parents, helps parents take an “active role in helping their child’s struggling schools,” according to Stand for Children, an Oregon-based education-advocacy group.
Ivy Tech Foundation lauded for fundraising
Ivy Tech raised $16.4 million in 2017, exceeding the No. 2 community college fundraiser by 43 percent, according to a survey.
Manufacturer of super-fast car moves onto Purdue campus
British carmaker Keating Supercars plans to produce the latest generation of its car, the Viperia Berus, on the West Lafayette campus. The car can travel more than 240 mph and is anticipated to sell for $180,000 to $250,000.
Bankruptcy trustee files $250M suit against ITT Tech’s former CEO, directors
The lawsuit alleges that ITT Educational’s bankruptcy and the closure of its 130-school chain could have been avoided or minimized if the board of directors had fulfilled its duties instead of focusing on keeping former CEO Kevin Modany happy.
IPS rolls out scaled-back tax request to fund building renovations
The proposed request—which comes three months after the school district abruptly withdrew referendums from the May ballot—is the first piece of a new plan to increase school funding.