Indiana prison education cuts cost Ball State jobs
A new law denying state grants for college education to prison inmates has cost the jobs of more than 70 Ball State University employees.
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Big Ten Network cuts academics, citing low ratings
The Big Ten cable network has been an unchallenged success promoting conference sports to a national audience and making money for its members.
Herff Jones goes digital to invigorate yearbook sales
Local firm hired Carmel-based MediaSauce two years ago to help design, develop and market Stitch, a platform for schools to create an online version of their yearbook. The product, tested at 54 schools, is expected to roll out nationally in July.
IPS says it must cut $27 million from budget
The proposed cuts represent about 5 percent of Indianapolis Public Schools’ current budget. IPS Superintendent Eugene White will detail his spending-reduction plan on May 24 at the IPS’ central office building.
Judge says lawsuit can proceed against for-profit educator
A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit can proceed against a large for-profit education company accused of using improper sales tactics to lure unqualified students and the billions of dollars in financial aid they bring. The company has two colleges in Indianapolis.
Former Pac-Van owners return to mobile office biz
Brent and Matthew Claymon have founded OnSite Space LLC and acquired Indianapolis-based Tyson Corp., to form OnSite Space by Tyson. The brothers sold Pac-Van in 2006 and have returned to the industry after their five-year non-compete expired.
Student-loan debt-collection agencies garner criticism
Lucrative incentives paid to federal student-loan collectors are sparking criticism that not-for-profit loan-guaranty agencies are reaping a bonanza from the troubles of former students. USA Funds, the largest guaranty agency, is based in Indianapolis.
Purdue looks to new clinic to cut health costs
Purdue University's trustees approved plans Friday for a new campus medical clinic that administrators expect eventually will cut the school's health care costs for employees and their families.
Purdue seeks new revenue with online-education initiative
Purdue HUB-U, which will be funded with $2 million over its first four years, is similar to an initiative announced May 2 by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
For-profit university eyes College Park office space
South Dakota-based National American University wants to turn 35,000 square feet on the second floor of a building in the College Park office complex into its latest campus.
Following turnaround, charter school shoots for 4 more sites
After a near-death experience, the KIPP Indianapolis College Preparatory School is back on its feet and looking to spawn a mini-district of charter schools. KIPP-Indy leaders have drawn up plans to launch four additional schools from 2014 to 2020.
Digital textbook firm Courseload raises millions
The Indianapolis-based digital textbook company Courseload completed a new round of fundraising in April that its CEO says gives the company the cash it needs to keep landing new university customers in what has become a fast-growing but hyper-competitive field.
Purdue’s Indy tech incubator nearing capacity
Officials consider expanding facility that got off to a slow start but began filling up last fall.
SCHREIBER: Innovation will drive health care industry
Entrepreneurship needs broader encouragement, and is targeted in a new plan.
More physicians using social media to find jobs
But major Indianapolis-area hospitals still prefer personal referrals
Companies adopting unlimited time-off policies
Proponents of such policies say they are the future of work—even as they acknowledge that it may take a generation for them to be widely accepted. Some workers, however, are fearful.
Butler University directed to spend more on male athletes
Butler University has learned that it is violating U.S. civil rights laws because it isn’t spending enough money on its male athletes. It also was directed to get more women involved in intercollegiate sports.
Zionsville voters face lone area school-funding referendum
Zionsville’s school district is asking taxpayers to address a $2.5 million budget shortfall. Meanwhile, in Johnson County, voters will consider whether to help finance a $30 million project that includes the construction of a 70,000-square-foot library.
Ball State approves pay raises for professors
Ball State University trustees have approved a 3.5-percent increase in salary funding for faculty and professional staff.
Indiana guidance on evaluations worries schools
A piece of legislative guidance from the Indiana Department of Education has local districts worrying over whether their local control of teacher evaluations is being stripped away.