Bill would delay new Indiana school standards
Indiana legislators prepared a compromise bill Thursday that would suspend implementation of a national set of reading and math education standards for a year while new state reviews are done.
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Sinking enrollment still a drag on ITT Educational
Profit and revenue fell dramatically in the first quarter as students continued to steer away from the Carmel company, one of the country's largest for-profit colleges.
University ends Greece program amid turmoil
Economic turmoil in Greece has forced the University of Indianapolis to close its undergraduate program in Athens.
Former U.S. education leader to take over USA Funds
William D. Hansen, 53, served as Deputy U.S. Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2003. He'll replace current CEO Carl C. Dalstrom, who is retiring after more than a decade leading Indianapolis-based USA Funds.
Bill OK’d that grants Indiana tuition to some immigrants
Supporters say the change would help a couple of hundred students who had the rules changed on them after they had already started work on their college degrees.
Indiana lawmakers approve looser superintendent rules
School district superintendents would no longer have to hold an Indiana superintendent's or teacher's license under a proposal that won final legislative approval on Monday.
Revoked charters could be forgiven $12M in loans
Seven schools whose charters were revoked by Ball State University in January would be absolved of payments along with another school which did not seek to renew its charter.
Ball State kicks off fundraising drive for sports facilities
The Division I university wants to invest $20 million for new and improved complexes for baseball, basketball, football and golf, among other sports.
Lawmakers draw close on limited voucher-expansion plan
Legislators are hammering out a modest expansion of the state’s school voucher program following a meeting of House and Senate lawmakers.
Charges flew after IU-Kokomo chancellor’s sudden exit
When Michael Harris resigned abruptly last September as chancellor of Indiana University’s Kokomo campus, he did not go quietly, according to a series of emails he exchanged with IU administrators.
Noblesville legal practice adds consulting services
The Noblesville law firm of Church Church Hittle & Antrim has acquired Indianapolis-based consulting firms Educational Services Co. and Governmental Consulting Services.
IU reclaims distinction of owning fastest university computer
The Big Red II supercomputer is capable of operating at a peak rate of 1,000 trillion calculations per second, 25 times faster than the university's original Big Red supercomputer.
Daniels revises Purdue wage-freeze plan amid input
Purdue University administrators earning more than $50,000 will be eligible for merit raises under a change to a plan President Mitch Daniels proposed last month to compensate for a two-year tuition freeze.
Lower tuition OK’d for some illegal immigrants
Persons who entered the country illegally and were attending Indiana public colleges when a state immigration law passed two years ago would again be eligible for in-state tuition rates under a bill approved by the Indiana House.
Stripped-down school safety bill passes Indiana House
Representatives voted 86-6 Monday in favor of the bill after provisions that would've required all public schools to have gun-carrying employees during school hours were pulled from it last week.
Some states dropping GED as test price spikes
New version of ubiquitous test also will no longer be offered in pencil and paper format.
Indiana House turns aside school guns proposal
The Indiana House on Thursday pulled a proposal to have the state's public schools consider having employees, including teachers and principals, carry guns during school hours.
Butler set to unveil $15 million Schrott Center for Arts
The new, 450-seat Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts at Butler University fills a venue gap between the school’s two theaters that each seat about 100 and the 2,200-seat Clowes Memorial Hall.
Pay rises faster at Indiana public universities than national peers
The campus with the highest-paid faculty was Purdue at West Lafayette, where the average salary was $101,000, followed closely by IU-Bloomington, where salaries averaged $98,400.
IU medical school’s push to launch startups bears fruit
The Indiana University School of Medicine has launched 12 companies in the past 18 months—a burst of startup activity the school has never seen before.