IU research spending tops $500M for first time
The school said it spent $509 million on faculty research projects during the fiscal year that ended June 30, up 7 percent from a year earlier.
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Harrison College taps social media to help online students
The for-profit school formerly known as the Indiana Business College has overhauled its online interface.
Bennett endorses private operators for 4 IPS schools
Indiana's public schools chief wants two outside organizations to take over operation of four troubled Indianapolis schools.
AIT’s Evans gave $48M to start Marian med school
Marian disclosed Evans’ 2010 donation Wednesday as it held a groundbreaking ceremony for its medical and nursing school building, which will be called the Michael A. Evans Center for Health Sciences.
Sustainability, more new jobs key to GM site
Why not look at the entire neighborhood instead of just this old site?
GM site ripe for manufacturing or a judicial center
The Urban Land Institute panel’s plan for the General Motors plant site ignores some realities in favor of presenting a relatively predictable New Urbanism redevelopment plan.
Goodwill to open two more Excel centers
The schools, which help high-school dropouts earn their diplomas and start to receive post-secondary training, plan to enroll 300 students near the Indiana State Fairgrounds and 150 near the airport.
State launches program to help employ ex-offenders
The state is launching an initiative aimed at helping ex-offenders find jobs, particularly with large businesses that tend to have the most trepidation about hiring them.
Ball State: Digital generation torching cable TV
Ball State University’s Digital Policy Institute said there’s more behind the shrinkage in customers that cable TV companies have experienced than just a downturn in the economy.
Judge blocks Indiana-mandated contracts for teachers
A judge on Wednesday blocked the Indiana Department of Education from using new teacher contract forms that would have allowed school districts to change the hours or days that teachers work without adjusting their pay.
Test scores, attitudes improving at Indianapolis magnet school
High expectations set tone for Indianapolis Public School’s Harshman Middle School overhaul.
Education battle unleashed torrents of money in Indiana
Education reformers dramatically outspent opponents on lobbying, advertising and grass-roots campaigning during the past legislative session.
Indiana grads increase score on college entrance test
A report released Wednesday says the average ACT score for Indiana's 2011 high school graduates was 21.2, compared with 21.1 nationally. Indiana averaged 21.1 last year and 21.0 in 2009.
Judge denies request to block state voucher program
A judge Monday declined to halt Indiana's broad new school voucher program, saying the law was "religion-neutral" and likely to be upheld.
Indiana eyes waivers from No Child Left Behind law
The state expects to seek a waiver that could release local districts from being labeled failures even if students show progress.
Foreign students fear impact of new immigration law
The law that took effect July 1 states that "public assistance" for postsecondary education is only available to U.S. residents or "qualified aliens."
Judge weighs request to block Indiana voucher program
Marion Superior Court Judge Michael Keele said he would rule early next week on a request from a group of teachers and religious leaders backed by the Indiana State Teachers Association to issue a preliminary injunction keeping the law from taking effect.
Federal cuts in training funds hit at awkward time
Funding for the state’s work-force-development agencies to help Hoosiers develop job skills has fallen sharply, even as unemployment remains high and the economy is still shaky.
Glick support boosts IU eye research
A $10 million research endowment at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute has attracted seven new researchers to the Indiana University School of Medicine’s Ophthalmology Department.
Fundraising starts slowly for Indiana student loan program
The slow economy is hurting progress on an endowment that would help pro bono lawyers repay debt.