Indiana has missed out in the first round of the U.S. Department of Education’s “Race to the Top” competition, which will
deliver $4.35 billion in school-reform grants.
Hamilton Southeastern will see its per-pupil spending of $5,000 drop about $100 in 2010 despite a projected 900-student increase,
the lawsuit says. Indianapolis Public Schools, which has lost more than 1,000 students a year for the last five years, will
receive $7,500 per student in 2010.
Hamilton Southeastern, Franklin Township and Middlebury Community Schools of Elkhart County say the school-funding formula
unfairly penalizes districts with growing enrollments.
Mayor’s report shows smaller cash reserves for many schools, but one charter operator blames late government payments.
State government overreacted in its attempts to reign in construction costs, and should seek middle ground
Hoosiers enrolling at fast-growing Ivy Tech Community College might find it increasingly difficult to get the classes they
want at the times they prefer. Blame burgeoning enrollment and $10 million in funding cuts.
University will cut employee benefits, retirement contributions and information technology services to partially close a $67
million budget deficit for the West Lafayette campus
Indiana application for competitive grants includes aggressive proposals that could force out inefficient teachers and convert
struggling schools to charter schools.
The Indiana State Board of Education is sending a checklist to school districts across the state that outlines options communities
should consider, including using fees to pay the costs of sports and other extracurricular activities.
Indiana State University’s president says the college will eliminate 80 to 100 jobs as a result of state budget cuts.
The Washington Township Schools Foundation on the north side is among those that wants to raise money
for buildings and other high-cost needs.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education said state colleges and universities need to find new ways to be efficient—without
new tuition hikes—to cope with spending cuts ordered by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Universities searching for ways to cut $150 million say they’re looking at all options, including eliminating some sports
or even academic majors.
The Indiana Board of Education plans to give school districts a list of options on how they can collectively cut at least
$300 million from state spending.
The university said Wednesday it will see about $1 billion in savings over the next decade as a result of the continuing university-wide
cost-containment effort.
Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday he will cut state spending on public schools by at least $300 million given a new revenue
forecast.
The state has approved more than $1 billion in university projects in the last 18 months.
Purdue has already cut positions and withheld pay increases. Now the school is starting to plan for long-term ways to operate
in a slumping economy.
Voters in the Hamilton Southeastern school district on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bump to their property taxes to provide
the growing system an extra $5.5 million in funding each year for the next seven years.
Indiana’s school chief warned school superintendents Thursday that declining state revenues could force cuts in public education
spending, education officials said.
