While President Biden has promised to veto the bill, the vote in the Senate, in which two Democrats and an independent sided with Republicans, shows the divisiveness of the student loan policy and the difficulty of getting any future plan through Congress.
Nathan Tuttle, the former CEO and executive director of the Edison School of the Arts, is seeking at least $300,000 in damages from the school.
Andrew Klein has been serving as interim chancellor of IUPUI since February 2022 after the retirement of Nasser Paydar.
The measure would also end the pause on federal student loan payments, a policy first introduced by the Trump administration in response to the coronavirus pandemic more than three years ago.
The new law creates Career Scholarship Accounts to pay for internships and apprenticeships with local employers for students in grades 10-12.
Authors of the report attributed the schools’ challenges to factors including inflation, higher interest rates, the threat of tuition cuts during a recession and declining domestic enrollments.
The agreement is the third global semiconductor partnership involving Purdue University announced this month.
There was no comprehensive effort to address Indiana’s child-care and early-learning shortages this legislative session, but a series of smaller changes will have big impacts on Hoosier families.
State lawmakers tapped the commission to spearhead numerous new statewide education efforts.
Under a new proposal intended to protect students, nearly two-thirds of cosmetology certificate programs at for-profit colleges would risk losing federal funding. So would more than a third of such programs in massage therapy and dental support.
The rule is expected to put many for-profit college programs in jeopardy. At not-for-profit colleges, it would have no effect beyond certificate programs, which often focus on career training.
The resolution approved by the school board on Tuesday describes next steps for Floro Torrence School 83, George Buck School 94, Paul Miller School 114, and Francis Parker School 56.
Starting next year, a new program will allow eligible high school students to receive up to $5,000 in state funding to “shop” for work-based learning experiences to help them earn a post-secondary credential before graduation.
The departure of its chief academic officer means IPS will need to find a new leader to manage issues such as graduation, state test results and curriculum.
Most of the schools listed in the district’s announcement will adopt Montessori, science, STEM, or International Baccalaureate programming in 2024-25 as part of Rebuilding Stronger.
Three Marion County school districts had funding proposals on the ballot as voters headed to the polls Tuesday. And all three received approval.
Richard Paulk succeeds David Adams, who is stepping down after less than a year as commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday added controversial language to a House bill that would remove a legal defense for school libraries if their educators are accused of offering library books deemed harmful to students.
Purdue University plans to use the funding to further support research at the university.
The bill that would create a state-funded handgun training program available for teachers, something critics have said could wrongly increase the number of guns in schools.
