UPDATE: Rules on Indiana A-F school grades called into doubt
The Indiana Department of Education is reviewing whether A-F performance grades to schools could be canceled this year because regulations on setting those grades have expired.
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Marian starts search for new med school dean
Marian University expects the deans of both its medical and nursing schools to retire in the next two years. So, the small Catholic school is launching a search for replacements.
University endowment returns falling short this year
U.S. public-university endowments are reporting fiscal 2015 returns that fail to meet the annual industry standard.
Perceived teacher shortage may be different problem, educators say
In Indiana, as in many other places, the problem isn’t the number of certified teachers, but a mismatch between candidates and available jobs. And the situation isn’t as bad or out of the ordinary as recent media coverage has suggested, educators say.
Indiana State sets enrollment record at nearly 13,600
About 30 percent more students are now attending Indiana State than in 2008, when enrollment had dropped to about 10,500.
IPS approves pay raises for teachers, new strategic plan
Jubilant Indianapolis Public School Board members on Thursday night hailed an aggressive strategic plan and $12 million in pay raises for teachers as a potential turning point for the city’s schools.
IPS to hire top aide of embattled former Chicago schools chief
Pending school board approval, Rhonda Corr-Saegert will make $130,000 per year as an academic improvement officer.
Savvy college students sabotaging textbook profit model
College kids have been studying smarter—and cheaper—threatening the textbook industry’s high prices.
IPS board gives blessing to house Global Prep charter school
Superintendent Lewis Ferebee got the go-ahead Tuesday night to negotiate a deal with charter school developer Mariama Carson to place the dual-language immersion school she plans to open next year in an IPS building.
Indiana, Louisville agree to series for football, basketball
The three-year pact will include games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil Stadium.
Butler puts Danko under contract for 5 more years
James Danko, who became Butler's 21st president in 2011, had a year remaining on his current contract, but the new pact will secure his leadership until Aug. 31, 2020.
Extra resources lift performance of impoverished schools
Providence Cristo Rey is one of a handful of Indiana schools with overwhelming numbers of low-income students that is achieving results at least as good as or better than the state average.
Ball State receives restitution from man convicted of fraud
Ball State University has received about $695,000 in restitution from one of two men convicted of stealing $13.1 million from the university.
Duncan: State pilot preschool program should be open to all
Indiana's new program, open to about 2,300 children in five counties, is blocking children of immigrant families from enrolling if they are not U.S. citizens.
Scotty’s Dawghouse eatery to anchor Butler garage project
The concept from local restaurateur Scott Wise will occupy 6,400 square feet of space on the ground level of the parking garage under construction next to Clowes Hall.
IU’s Adidas deal scores even more than school expected
Indiana University Athletic Director Fred Glass said his eyes were opened after the school hired a consultant last year for a year-long study of the school’s brand value.
UPDATE: Labor board rules college athletes can’t unionize
The decision by the National Labor Relations Board overturns a historic ruling that gave Northwestern University football players the go-head to form the nation’s first college athletes’ union.
IU trustees approve downtown Evansville medical school
The state budget committee will vote in October whether to release $25.2 million in state funds to build a medical school campus in downtown Evansville.
Indiana legislative committee to study teacher shortage
Indiana Department of Education numbers indicate the number of first-time teacher licenses issued in Indiana has dropped nearly 20 percent since 2009.
Butler plans student-run insurance agency as lure to ‘boring’ field
The plan is to create an agency that gives undergrads practical experience in insuring everything from campus buildings to Butler bulldog mascot Blue III, known as Trip.