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Indiana teachers face new standards, revised test

With the school year underway, teachers are still scrambling to bring themselves and their students up to speed on the state's new education standards only months before students take a revamped, high-stakes exam assessing their grasp of the new curriculum.

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ISTA urges Pence to seek accountability delay

Indiana's largest teachers union is urging Gov. Mike Pence to support freezing the state's education accountability system for one year because of revisions to the ISTEP test being driven by the state's new academic standards.

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Social media campaign publicizes lifeline law

Students at 13 Indiana college campuses will receive social media messages about the state law that allows minors who have been drinking to report a medical emergency or a crime without getting in trouble.

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Purdue balks at use of its brand in panned film

Purdue University officials are asking their legal counsel to look into a new movie that makes frequent references to the school despite its refusal to grant permission to use official trademarks and logos.

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Purdue Research, Crane form innovation partnership

The Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue's Discovery Park have forged a partnership agreement aimed at showcasing their intellectual property and moving their innovations to the public.

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NCAA files intent to appeal O’Bannon decision

The NCAA has notified the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that it intends to appeal a judge's ruling in the Ed O'Bannon case that it violated antitrust laws. What's unclear is how the NCAA's legal team will attack the ruling.

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Daniels clarifies remarks about regional campuses

President Mitch Daniels said Purdue University's regional campuses should conduct research specific to their missions, clarifying recent remarks on the topic in a letter to four Fort Wayne faculty members Monday.

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Regenstrief plans new $13M headquarters

Regenstrief, a not-for-profit medical research organization, plans to move 50 investigators, 165 staff members and a number of affiliated scientists into the building when it is completed in mid-2015.

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Teachers, students facing new state standards

Indiana teachers and students starting the new school year will have to quickly get up to speed on the state's new academic standards, drafted only months ago to replace the national Common Core standards.

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