REI, Chicago partner picked to build office building at IUPUI
The five-story, $22.9 million building would be constructed on university-owned land at the northeast corner of New York Street and University Boulevard.
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Purdue hopes huge donation first of many under Daniels
Purdue University has high hopes that former Gov. Mitch Daniels’ new role as president and donation pitchman eventually will help double charitable contributions to the school.
Indiana school voucher expansion scaled back
The House Ways and Means Committee removed a provision that would have opened the voucher program to current private school students by not requiring them to first spend at least one year in public schools.
Med school names six finalists for dean
Half of the candidates to replace retiring dean Dr. Craig Brater are from the IU medical school and the other half are outsiders, according to a release issued Monday by the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Purdue ag school gets $65M from anonymous donors
Purdue President Mitch Daniels said Monday in a statement that the gift is "a tremendous vote of confidence" for the university and its College of Agriculture. It is Purdue's largest-ever donation from individuals.
Indiana unlikely to shift from school standards
A bill that could be voted on by the state Senate in the coming week would suspend implementation of the benchmarks at Indiana schools until after the state Board of Education has finished a new review of the standards it adopted in 2010.
Indiana House drops tax cut for school, road money
House Republicans tossed out Gov. Mike Pence's call for a tax cut Friday, unveiling a $30 billion biennial budget that instead relies on Indiana's roughly $500 million annual surplus to restore education cuts and pay for road and bridge repairs.
Pence ‘very disappointed’ by House GOP budget plan
Gov. Mike Pence is unhappy with a two-year budget proposal from House Republicans released Friday that would replace his proposed tax cut with more funding for education and roads. Pence closed his Statehouse office Friday morning for “out of office staff meetings.”
Legislators pass school safety proposal in committee
Indiana lawmakers say they hope to improve security at schools around the state by offering grants toward hiring police officers and buying safety equipment.
Bill calls for review of Indiana school standards
A proposal for statewide hearings on whether Indiana should keep or modify the Common Core State Standards national education benchmarks was approved Wednesday by a legislative committee.
State senator changes tactic on school standards
Sen. Scott Schneider said he expects the Senate Education Committee to vote on a proposal to suspend implementation of the Common Core State Standards while the State Board of Education holds new hearings.
Indiana House OKs plan for state jobs council
A plan aimed at matching up Indiana's workforce training programs with available jobs unanimously cleared the state House on Tuesday, as legislators from both parties embraced it as a possible way to help lower the state's stubborn unemployment rate.
IU opening 1st ‘gateway’ office in India
The Indiana University Gateway-India will serve as a home base for IU activities in India and will share a building with the American Institute of Indian Studies.
Purdue: Student inventors own intellectual rights
Purdue University is opening up intellectual property rights to student-inventors who make technological breakthroughs using university resources.
Indiana House education panel OKs voucher expansion
The measure would remove a one-year waiting period students have to spend in public school before qualifying for a voucher and qualify wealthier families for the program in certain cases.
Ballard won’t levy charter fee, despite fiscal squeeze
Mayor Greg Ballard is nationally recognized as a rigorous charter authorizer, picky about which schools open and willing to shut down the under-performers. But there is a cost to the city’s education work and Ballard may have to consider how much of it can be supported by the city’s maxed-out general fund alone.
House GOP considers Indy preschool as model
House Republican leaders toured an Indianapolis preschool Wednesday, one day before the House Education Committee takes up a proposal to give preschool vouchers to low-income families in a small number of cases.
Mayor to take control of four struggling Indy schools
The Indiana State Board of Education is handing authority over four troubled Indianapolis schools to the city's mayor.
Indiana Senate backs cursive writing requirement
Senators voted 36-13 Tuesday in favor of the proposal despite arguments from some senators that it represents an unwarranted mandate from the state on local school districts.
Bill relaxing state superintendent rules advances
The Indiana House has approved a bill that would end the requirement that local school superintendents hold a state superintendent's or teacher's license.