School district eyes events, students for revenue
Franklin Community Schools officials say they don't want to be in the same situation they were last year, when the state forced the district to eliminate $3 million from its budget.
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City to close Fountain Square charter school
The decision to close Fountain Square Academy, announced Friday morning at a press conference, marks the first time Mayor Greg Ballard has chosen to shut down a charter school.
Research jobs could flow from Purdue quad
Purdue University officials and others connected with the life sciences in Indiana say the planned $164 million Life and Health Sciences Quadrangle at the West Lafayette campus will mean high-paying jobs, retention of highly skilled scientists, and researchers who might well have left the state for either coast.
Butler still getting big bounce from 2010 NCAA run
The number of applications to Butler University is up 41 percent—to a total of 9,357—compared with applications received by the same time last year, according to school officials. Requests for information and campus visits by prospective students are both up 35 percent for the year.
Panel nixes transportation aid for charter schools
An Indiana Senate panel eliminated part of a proposal on Wednesday that would have required traditional public schools to help provide transportation to students attending charter schools.
Indianapolis couple offers seniors a senior housing alternative
Unusual home on south side has a dozen bedrooms for folks who need to give up their own homes.
Hospital systems adopt Starbucks-style service
Indiana University Health is the latest system to drill employees ranging from clerks to physicians in how to treat patients.
Committee plans Wednesday vote on charter school bill
An Indiana Senate committee plans to vote Wednesday on a proposal aimed at expanding charter schools after hearing from the public on the bill last week.
Indiana University to offer workers buyout plan
Indiana University is drafting plans to offer thousands of university employees a voluntary retirement buyout.
Purdue case highlights costs of defending intellectual property
A complicated legal case about trade secrets points up a down side to the success Indiana’s research universities have had turning their research into revenue: Large legal bills can eat much of the money.
Senate panel considers proposal to expand charters
The Senate Education Committee heard hours of testimony about the bill and details of a new study that found Indiana students who transferred to charter schools showed greater learning gains than their peers who stayed in traditional public schools.
Charter-school boosters tout findings of new study
Charter-school advocates are touting a Stanford University study released Wednesday as support for their case to expand charters throughout the state.
New federal rules prompt ITT to change bonus-pay criteria
The Carmel-based for-profit educator still will pay its top executives bonuses, but they’ll no longer be tied to school enrollment, the company said Tuesday in a proxy filing.
Anderson schools to close ‘Wigwam’ basketball venue
The Anderson School Board voted 6-1 Tuesday to shutter the 9,000-seat Wigwam gym complex at the end of current school year as part of a wider budget-cutting plan that includes cutting 65 teachers' jobs.
Notre Dame to end use of hydraulic lifts to film practice
The University of Notre Dame will install remote-controlled cameras as part of a safety push spurred by an October accident in which a student filmmaker was killed when a lift toppled.
IU Foundation buys Indiana Landmarks’ canalside offices
The Indiana University Foundation will move its Indianapolis staff from an office on North Meridian Street.
Transition-to-teaching students find few jobs
An Indiana Department of Education report shows less than 40 percent of those who completed the transition-to-teaching programs in 2008-2009 were working in Indiana schools last year.
Ball State seeks leader to implement Innovation Corp. plan
Ball State University is conducting a nationwide search for a president to lead a not-for-profit it launched to boost the commercialization of the university’s intellectual property.
Junior Achievement says ex-CEO acted solo
Junior Achievement’s attorneys paint the not-for-profit's ex-CEO as something of a renegade to bolster their defense in an ongoing lawsuit by another former executive.
Indiana experts weigh in on environmental issues
A panel discussion includes topics ranging from green power initiatives and hybrid cars to landfill policies and environmental regulations.