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District sued over bullying incidents

A central Indiana teenager with special needs is suing her local school district, alleging it failed to stop “severe and pervasive” bullying she has faced in school. The federal lawsuit filed May 13 in Indianapolis against the Franklin Community School Corp. doesn’t identify the girl. The lawsuit contends the 14-year-old girl experienced bullying so serious […]

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Indiana State seeks tuition hike, new fee

Indiana State University is seeking a tuition increase and a new fee that would help boost mental health services for students. The proposed tuition hike would be about 1.9% for both the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years. That represents roughly $90 more per semester for full-time undergraduate Indiana resident students both years. ISU’s trustees will consider […]

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IPS settles lawsuits tied to ex-counselor

Indianapolis Public Schools has reached confidential settlements in lawsuits related to a former counselor accused of having sex with two teenage students. The Indianapolis Star reports the settlements are with a student and two former employees. Details of the terms weren’t immediately released, but the district said in a statement that it’s happy to reach […]

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Mini University offers ‘college for a week’ for adults

Mini University features more than 100 classes spanning a broad range of topics, including technology, the arts, national issues, education and health. (Photo courtesy of Indiana University) Indiana University’s annual Mini University will take place June 9-14 and offer attendees classes about a range of topics, including American politics, the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” and self-driving […]

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Hogsett’s infrastructure plan puts regionalism on front burner

We’ve used this space before to ask Mayor Joe Hogsett to lead more boldly on the big issues that face our city. So we were pleased late last month when the mayor proposed creating a regional infrastructure fund that would serve Indianapolis and surrounding counties. The fund proposal, introduced as part of Hogsett’s State of […]

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Carmel-based Rook Security acquired by English firm

Rook Security, an 11-year-old firm that specializes in cyber-threat detection and response services, had been on a torrid growth pace for most of this decade but has downsized its workforce more than 60 percent over the past three years.

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Tuchman Cleaners on store-closure spree

Tuchman Cleaners, a dominant player in the dry cleaning business in central Indiana for more than 70 years, has closed more than half of its locations over the past nine months, leaving it with less than a handful of stores.

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