Marion County districts to see funding increase in new budget
All 11 school districts in Marion County will receive an increase in per-student funding under the state’s new budget.
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Charter Schools USA gets OK for south-side school
Florida-based Charter Schools USA, which operates three Indianapolis schools under contract with the state, earned a cautious go-ahead this week to open a charter school on Indianapolis’ south side next year. But the company didn’t get everything it wanted.
Universities roll out your-way MBAs
Enrollment declines in traditional programs spark specializations for doctors, engineers, lawyers and others.
IUPUI professor’s winning car design mimics human rib cage
IUPUI professor Andres Tovar recently won an international automotive design competition by using advanced technology to mimic Mother Nature’s own blueprints.
Ivy Tech offers tuition freeze if students stay enrolled
Ivy Tech is trying to keep more students continuously enrolled because its enrollment has fallen 25 percent in the past three years and because students that stay enrolled are more likely to finish their studies.
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College to admit first male undergrads
The private western Indiana liberal arts college open to women only for 175 years will enroll its first male undergraduates on campus this fall.
Program that helped put students on path to college leaving state
A combination of setbacks has caused College Summit, which helped high school students make it to college who otherwise might not have gone, to suspend operations in Indiana.
Brakes put on Ivy Tech construction amid questions
Ivy Tech Community College's construction plans have been put on hold and it will face a state review of its programs over concerns about low graduation rates and declining enrollment.
Prosecutor finds no reason for charges against Bennett
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry announced Friday that his staff reviewed hundreds of documents and thousands of emails, but the evidence didn't justify criminal charges against former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett.
Purdue to build $8.8 million equine center in Shelbyville
The center, to be located near Indiana Downs, will provide health services to horses and serve as a working laboratory for veterinary school learning and research.
Research institute hires CEO, picks HQ
With a CEO hired and a soon-to-be signed lease for office space, the $360 million Indiana Biosciences Research Institute is ready to lift off.
Purdue University trustees to consider fourth tuition freeze
Purdue University officials are considering whether to endorse a tuition freeze for the fourth consecutive year and increase merit pay by 3.5 percent for employees at the West Lafayette campus.
Salesforce makes $100K ‘flash-funding’ gift to IPS teachers
The crowdfunding donation, which took place Thursday morning, completed funding for 152 open projects, helping more than 11,000 students in 150 classrooms at 30 schools.
Kenyan private schools inspire $100,000 idea for Indianapolis
An Indianapolis not-for-profit is betting that a school reform plan with roots in Africa can help turn around a troubled Indianapolis public school.
UPDATE: SEC hits ITT Educational, execs with fraud charges
ITT Educational CEO Kevin Modany and Chief Financial Officer Daniel Fitzpatrick allegedly “engineered a campaign of deception and half-truths” to hide from investors the extent of losses ITT was suffering from student loan programs, the SEC said Tuesday morning.
New A-F school grading system OK’d amid more infighting
The State Board of Education approved a new A-F grading system for schools on Thursday, despite the state superintendent’s concerns that the rules have mistakes or ambiguities that will make implementing them difficult.
Tensions spawn exodus of IU eye doctors
Since 2008, the Indiana University School of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology has seen nine physicians depart—nearly half its clinicians who care for adult patients.
Diabetes drug metformin show promise in cancer
Researchers at Purdue University, the Indiana University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin discovered a combination of two currently available drugs significantly slowed the growth of late-stage prostate cancer tumors in mice.
Indiana University psych student reinvents surveys
Josh de Leeuw, a graduate student in the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in Bloomington, has created jsPsych, an open-source software platform that employs a common Web technology to conduct psychology experiments over the Internet.
Business, philanthropy leader Danielson dies at 95
Donald “Danny” C. Danielson, named a Living Legend last year for his lifelong contributions to business, education and philanthropy in Indiana, died Thursday morning in his New Castle home at age 95.