Lumina Foundation initiative aims to simplify, grow college admissions
Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation has launched a nearly $3 million effort designed to make it easier for students to apply for and be admitted to college.
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Foundation commits $4M to boost college enrollment at Indianapolis-area schools
The Fairbanks Foundation is providing schools with a cash infusion in an effort to boost Indiana’s college-going rate.
Indiana delegation heading to Switzerland to learn about apprenticeship system
The trip comes as Indiana plans to roll out a new program allowing eligible high school students to receive up to $5,000 in state funding for “career scholarship accounts” that can be used to “shop” for work-based learning experiences.
Three charter schools to expand in Indianapolis next year
The opening of the three schools means charters’ footprint in the city will continue to grow.
Purdue aims to restore commercial air passenger service
The first shovel of dirt won’t be turned on the $15.4 million terminal and runway project at Purdue University Airport until May, but university officials hope restore commercial passenger service for the first time since 2004.
Q&A with David Rosenberg, Indiana’s new secretary of commerce
Rosenberg talked with IBJ about the modern economic development landscape, his vision for the LEAP innovation district in Boone County and the rising cost of economic development incentives.
These IPS schools could soon get upgrades to classrooms, gyms, air conditioning
Indianapolis Public Schools plans to use up to $95 million to upgrade athletic facilities, air conditioning units and special education classrooms, and address other facility needs at over two dozen schools.
College students still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic.
Colleges across the country are grappling with the same problem, as academic setbacks from the pandemic follow students to campus.
Panel: Indiana must do more to nurture tech talent, innovation
During a panel discussion held in conjunction with Elevate Ventures’ Rally innovation conference, panelists emphasized the need to invest in the people and innovation necessary to advance Indiana’s economy.
Charter school group says IPS decision to sue state violated open meetings law
The complaint centers on the school board’s lawsuit that claims an exemption for IPS from a state law that requires districts to sell or lease closed school buildings to charter schools for $1.
Jobs for America’s Graduates program to expand in Indiana
The number of Jobs for America’s Graduates, or JAG, programs in Indiana will double from 125 to 250 by the end of the next school year, according to Gov. Eric Holcomb.
State spending $7.7M on new firefighting training sites
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday announced the first phase of a large-scale plan to expand physical firefighting training for Hoosiers.
Indianapolis coding school Kenzie Academy to close
Kenzie Academy, launched in 2017, stopped enrolling new students on Tuesday and has eliminated the jobs of more than 100 employees.
IPS seeks relief from law requiring $1 building sales to charter schools
The court filing by IPS is the latest move in a long-running dispute between the district and the charter sector over facilities and resources, as charter enrollment grows and IPS enacts academic and other changes to attract students.
Indy Job Corps expands presence, career opportunities
The center is now searching for more low-income young people to
take advantage of free training as office administrators, certified nursing assistants and, within the next year, manufacturing trades workers.
Editorial: Marian University boosts state with wise approach to growth
With the opening of its new engineering school building, Marian University is once again showing why it is often considered among the most innovative colleges in the Midwest.
Indiana students’ reading scores have barely changed in three years, new IREAD results show
More than four out of five third graders—just under 82%—passed the Indiana reading exam, the IREAD, in 2023. That’s several percentage points below the passing rate from 2019, when 87.3% of all students passed the test.
NXG Youth Motorsports planning to buy site at Central State for new headquarters
A local motorsports not-for-profit plans to acquire more than two acres at the former Central State Hospital campus on the west side of Indianapolis with a goal of converting the property into a new multi-building headquarters.
Biden administration urges colleges to pursue racial diversity without affirmative action
New guidance from the Biden administration on Monday urges colleges to use a range of strategies to promote racial diversity on campus after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in admissions.
Marian University marks opening of new engineering building
University President Dan Elsener said the opening of the school comes amid enrollment that has exceeded expectations.