Indiana State Teachers Association loses executive director
Indiana State Teachers Association Executive Director Brenda Pike plans to resign after six years at the job to take the same position at the troubled Alabama Education Association.
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Counselor: Colleges should meet in public on charter schools
Indiana's public access counselor says trustees at private colleges shouldn't hold meetings in private when they decide whether to authorize public charter schools
New teacher scholarship aims to keep top students in Indiana
At Plainfield High School on Thursday, Gov. Mike Pence ceremonially signed a bill that will provide up to $7,500 a year to cover tuition for students who commit to teaching in Indiana for at least five years.
IPS board chief recuses herself from Mass Ave land sale
To avoid appearances of a conflict of interest, Mary Ann Sullivan has removed herself from the bid process because of her husband’s ties to the two Milhaus bids.
Louisville announces more sanctions for men’s basketball
The University of Louisville has announced additional self-imposed sanctions on its men's basketball program in the wake of an escort's allegations, reducing scholarships for the 2017-19 seasons and restricting official recruiting visits.
Maurer to give commencement address at IU
Well-known local businessman Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer has been selected to give this year’s address at Indiana University’s graduate commencement ceremony on May 6, the school announced.
Ballard withdraws name from Ivy Tech presidency search
The former Indianapolis mayor said he is considering several other opportunities.
Ballard withdraws name from Ivy Tech presidential search
Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard interviewed for the job but said he now plans to pursue other opportunities.
IU: Sexual misconduct review finds no bias
A retired law professor reviewed 17 sexual misconduct cases that Jason Casares presided over and found that school rules were followed in each case. Casares resigned as student ethics director amid sex assault allegations that he denies.
Losing in the NCAA men’s Final Four tourney can be costly
Licensees and retailers are preparing entire product lines, orders, shipping plans and marketing campaigns in advance. Four different sets of championship plans are being prepared—only one will ever see the light of day.
Indiana mandates concussion training for public coaches
Starting in July 2017, all coaches for every public school sport offered to students in grades five through 12 must complete a course on how to spot symptoms of concussions.
Lawrance resigns as head of IU Public Policy Institute
The former senior vice president for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce was appointed to the role in June 2014. He’s leaving for another opportunity that he declined to identify on Friday.
New state program spending $22M to boost job training
Several central Indiana groups already have received millions of dollars from Skill UP to give students and workers the training they need to fill jobs that are in high demand.
At the NCAA, money is rolling in—but so are challenges
The NCAA is so flush these days that its board recently doled out an extra $200 million to Division I schools—even as the Indianapolis-based organization works to put to bed a thicket of high-dollar legal settlements.
BRADY: Don’t ditch rigor with new test
The 23-member panel reviewing new testing options has two potential paths. Members can focus on implementing assessments that offer teachers actionable feedback on student preparedness. Or they can focus on what’s likely to quell anti-testing fervor—whether changing the test’s format, attempting to lower its stakes, or easing its rigor.
Purdue research team makes Zika virus breakthrough
The findings could help develop treatments for the mosquito-borne virus, which has swept through 33 countries and has been declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization.
Supreme Court tie upholds win for unions in fee case
The justices divided 4-4 in a case that considered whether public employees represented by a union can be required to pay "fair share" fees covering collective bargaining costs even if they are not members.
Valparaiso University offers buyouts to law school faculty
Enrollment in the law school has been going down and the school has been more selective from a smaller pool of applicants, a university spokeswoman said.
Jazz great and IU professor David Baker dies at 84
Baker, who founded IU's jazz studies program, wrote more than 2,000 pieces of music and was nominated for a Grammy in 1979 and a Pulitzer Prize in 1973. In 2000, he was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, the country's highest jazz honor.
Pence rejects limits on private college police disclosure
A bill that would have allowed private college police departments in Indiana to disclose less on-campus crime information than their public counterparts has been vetoed by Gov. Mike Pence.