Indiana’s largest teacher’s union is calling for better collective bargaining, increased pay for support staff and more say over curriculum in the upcoming legislative session.
Knapp, who has been with UIndy for 17 years, said he plans to expand the university’s focus on artificial intelligence and applied learning for students.
Members of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce laid out their agenda for the 2024 General Assembly during the business group’s annual legislative preview luncheon on Monday.
On Friday, Marion County Judge Heather Welch granted an emergency motion requested by Attorney General Todd Rokita to stay her ruling earlier in the week and stop the sale while Rokita appeals the decision.
The University of Indianapolis is leading a coalition of six Indiana colleges in an $11 million grant-funded program that’s using data analytics to help boost graduation rates.
U.S. Sen. Todd Young, a Republican from Indiana, and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, introduced a bill this month banning accredited institutions from offering preferential treatment to applicants with relationships to alumni or donors. The bill includes protections for faith-based institutions.
The school board voted 6-0 Thursday to authorize the sale of the school on the far-east side to a local not-for-profit that works with youth, for $550,000.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said he will appeal a Marion County judge’s ruling that grants Indianapolis Public Schools an exemption from state law requiring districts to sell closed school buildings to charter schools for $1.
The contract, which Indianapolis Education Association members voted to ratify last month, bumps starting pay in the district from $50,400 to $51,900 in 2023-24, and raises it again in 2024-25.
Indianapolis Public Schools may sell two closed school buildings without first offering them to charter schools for $1, a Marion County judge ruled on Monday.
Thinking big and inspiring others to do so as well has been Mitch Daniels’ hallmark through five decades in business, public service and higher education.
The decision to table a proposal to move much of the administration of the Kinsey Institute into a not-for-profit came after significant faculty and staff pushback, a petition of opposition with nearly 8,000 signatures and a campus protest.
The Engage Every Student Indianapolis campaign—launched on Thursday with At Your School, the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, and other community partners.
The potential move is scheduled to be considered at a trustee meeting in Indianapolis and comes after state lawmakers earlier this year banned state funding from going to the sometimes-controversial sexual research entity.
Carmel-Clay Schools, Hamilton Southeastern Schools and Sheridan Community Schools plan to use the funding for staff, programs and services.
Researchers said their findings show that charter schools yield more learning and more predicted lifetime earnings per education dollar spent.
Butler is partnering with a national not-for-profit to create a two-year college on its Indianapolis campus—an initiative it says will offer an affordable pathway for historically underserved students who want to pursue higher education.
Twenty-one early education providers throughout Indiana—and potentially more—will expand their child care offerings with the grants.
An Education Department investigation alleges that Grand Canyon University lied to more than 7,500 current and former students about the cost of its doctoral programs.
The Education Department on Monday released a draft of new federal rules paving the way for a second federal attempt at loan relief.
