Daniels signs school voucher plan into law
Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed into law a plan giving Indiana the nation's most sweeping private school voucher program.
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Eli Lilly pledges $2.5 million to Mind Trust
Eli Lilly and Co. plans to give $2.5 million toward a new fundraising campaign by the Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education reform group.
Justice Department to NCAA: Why no football playoff?
The U.S. Justice Department says there are "serious questions" about whether the current format of the college football playoff system complies with antitrust laws.
Law firms inch back toward hiring mode
Improved economy boosts prospects, modestly, for new grads.
Perry Township referendums pass, others fail
Voters in the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township passed two referendums for increased school funding Tuesday night, but similar votes in Franklin Township and Avon failed.
Donation to spur community service at UIndy
The gift will fund the endowed faculty position of Distinguished Professor of Service Learning, a person whose job will including helping to spur more students perform community service work.
School moving to vacant downtown building
A small private school that serves gifted and talented students intends to move to a downtown building that has been vacant since a daycare center moved out three years ago.
Districts: Full-day kindergarten funds not enough
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to allocate $47 million for full-day kindergarten in districts that don't offer it isn't likely to be enough to make that vision a reality, some districts say.
Bills that passed, failed in this year’s General Assembly
A look at some major legislation considered this year by the Indiana General Assembly.
Should the mayor have control of Indianapolis’ public schools?
A group of local power brokers is quietly assembling a plan that would transfer control of Indianapolis Public Schools to the mayor.
Indiana University Center on Philanthropy adding endowed faculty chairs
Forecasts of big growth in executive employment at not-for-profits drives plan to create between seven and 10 endowed faculty chairs.
Simon academies shopping for higher profile
The Simon Youth Foundation is looking to become a leading national advocate of alternative education. With a new president, J. Michael Durnil, the foundation hopes to raise more money, find more partners in the business community, and help the public better understand its mission.
Nation’s broadest voucher plan passes final hurdle
The Indiana House voted 55-43 to give final approval to a bill creating the controversial voucher program. It would allow even middle-class families to use taxpayer money to send their children to private schools.
Indiana lawmakers OK bill to expand charter schools
A bill aimed at spurring more charter schools in Indiana has cleared its final legislative hurdle, marking another piece of Gov. Mitch Daniels' aggressive education agenda to pass.
Butler hires Villanova dean as its new president
Jim Danko, who became an entrepreneur at 19 and went on to become a business school administrator, will be the next president of Butler University.
Butler to announce new president
The private, 4,600-student Indianapolis university scheduled an event Wednesday afternoon to introduce its new president.
Ivy Tech says it’ll save $18M with IU computer pact
Indiana University agrees to let Ivy Tech store computer records on its system, an agreement that help Ivy Tech avoid building its own data center.
Teacher merit pay bill heads to Daniels’ desk
A bill linking teacher pay with student performance has won final legislative approval and now heads to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels for his signature.
Budget could spur talks of school consolidation
Indiana lawmakers may have found a way to spur the consolidation of small school districts without jumping into the politically unpopular issue: Starve small districts of state funding to financially push them toward merger talks.
Education reform might not boost Daniels presidential run
Gov. Mitch Daniels is on the cusp of signing the most comprehensive package of school reforms that any state has yet passed, but political insiders say that might not help him in a potential presidential race because education is typically a dud as a presidential political issue.