Thrival Indy Academy Innovation school to close amid low enrollment
Thrival began as a one-year program within Indianapolis Public Schools in 2017, but expanded to a four-year high school in 2020.
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Where Indiana leads, too many workers don’t follow
As Indiana competes with neighboring states for computer-chip and electric-vehicle production plants, some state leaders remain concerned that Hoosiers are ill-equipped to fill the jobs of the future should those corporations decide to locate here.
Indiana education officials: Poor attendance hurting academics
While chronic absenteeism in Indiana has improved this year after worsening during COVID, the rate remains 8 percentage points higher than before the pandemic.
ISU President Deborah Curtis announces 2024 retirement
Curtis, the school’s first female president, is retiring as the university seeks to remedy financial complications due in part to declining student enrollment.
Federal student loan payments begin again this month after 3-year hiatus
Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars. Here’s what you should know.
Indiana University Indianapolis to offer automatic admission to IPS students with 3.0 GPA
The major initiative announced Wednesday aims to make higher education more accessible for Indianapolis Public Schools students.
Halverson leaving IU Fairbanks School of Public Health for Oregon job
Paul Halverson, the founding dean of the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health, is a longtime advocate for a stronger role for public health across the state.
Close to $1B in COVID-19 relief funding still unclaimed by Indiana schools as deadlines loom
About 75 school districts statewide still had 50% or more of their allocations available at the end of August.
Dozens of Indiana colleges waiving application fees this week
The effort is part of a push to increase college-going in the state, which stagnated at 53% of high school graduates from the class of 2021, and was declining before the COVID-19 pandemic.
How will AI impact Indiana’s workforce? It’s complicated.
Advances in technology traditionally have had the biggest impact on more physical jobs, but generative AI tools will likely be most disruptive for jobs that require brains, not brawn.
Higher education, training institutions look to keep up with AI advancements
Indiana’s major state universities are making big additions in artificial intelligence academic programs.
ChatGPT usage rising again as students return to school
The increase is perhaps the clearest indication yet that the chatbot’s usage is directly affected by the school calendar in the United States.
In state of district speech, Johnson says IPS expanding offerings, making up academic ground
Aleesia Johnson, superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools, touted options available to students, largely through Rebuilding Stronger, the district’s overhaul plan, as the district aims to attract students and families.
Vanguard Collegiate charter school to close amid declining enrollment
The school, which opened in 2018 in the Hawthorne neighborhood on the city’s west side, fell far short of its ambitious enrollment goals.
Indianapolis Public Schools expands virtual tutoring during the school day after some success
The virtual tutoring can vary from school to school, and can be used to fill vacant positions, offer academic interventions, or provide SAT prep.
‘Success coaches’ to hit Indiana colleges after budget approval
The Indiana State Budget Committee on Friday approved $2.5 million to embed 31 success coaches in higher education institutions across the state.
TechPoint adopts new tech tool to advance workforce goals
TechPoint is in the process of adopting a platform from MetaImpact, a local startup headed by tech entrepreneur Scott McCorkle, to help the state grow its tech workforce.
Indiana attorney general asks court to block sale of two IPS buildings
His effort is the latest development in the argument over how to interpret the newest version of the state’s so-called “$1 law” that requires districts to give closed school buildings to charters for the sale or lease price of $1.
Indiana praised as officials work out massive plan to redesign high school requirements
The Indiana Department of Education is now in the process of determining the courses and course sequences required for high school graduation, as well as developing criteria for high-quality work-based learning and credentials of value.
Herron Prep Academy starts new year at former Indianapolis Children’s Museum site
Herron Prep Academy celebrated the start of its new school year in a new building on Wednesday, the latest sign of growth for the Herron Classical Schools charter network, which has three Indianapolis schools.