Report: Indiana far short of funding teacher pensions
Indiana is among the nation’s five most underfunded teacher pension programs, but low ranking is misleading.
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ITT Educational altered test scores, ex-employee’s suit says
Former director says he saw employees give passing scores to students who had failed entrance exams, raise their grades and
alter their attendance records so they would continue to receive U.S. financial aid.
Cash-strapped schools eye full-day kindergarten
Many districts want to keep the full-day programs and say they’re considering increasing fees to do so.
Franklin College students turn fry grease into fuel
Franklin College freshmen Jimmy Qualters and Drew Royalty took the idea to the college’s “Green Team” and
sought out the used fryer oil in the college cafeteria.
UPDATE: Teachers union tells Bennett to start over on reform
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett invites heads of teachers unions to meeting to publicly share reform ideas instead of “bureaucratic rhetoric and no
specifics.”
IUPUI cracks top 10 in MBA program rankings
The Kelley School of Business' "Evening MBA" program at IUPUI finished 10th overall and fourth among public
business schools in U.S. News & World Report's inaugural ranking of part-time MBA programs.
Carbon Motors’ prototype cop car is crammed with technology
The specialized vehicle can read license plates, sniff for weapons of mass destruction and see people and animals in
the dark.
Butler’s Hayward declares himself eligible for NBA draft
Butler University star sophomore Gordon Hayward does not plan to hire an agent, which means he could return to school if he
does not like his draft status.
Education stocks rise as reports hint at looser rules
Shares of ITT Educational Services rose 9.6 percent Tuesday, their biggest gain in seven months.
Study: Ditch reform, add public option
In poll after poll, calls for repealing the new health insurance law get strong support. But if the law were repealed, an
Indiana University survey released this week shows that Americans want a surprising thing in its place: a public option.
Purdue secures $15M to expand cancer research building
Stimulus dollars from the National Institutes of Health expected to spark 30 to 40 new research jobs by 2013.
Ivy Tech gets $4.7M energy grant to retrain 1,500 workers
Federal money will help create programs at community college and Purdue University to offer skills in smart-grid technologies.
Catholic charters approved by Ballard will be first in nation
Concerns about separation of church and state have prompted a national watchdog group to express reservations.
Keeping Stevens key to Butler’s fund-raising plans
Assuring Stevens stayed in the Bulldogs’ kennel is part of a multi-prong plan to grow the Indianapolis school’s $11.2 million
athletics department budget.
Bennett demands ISTA support for school reforms
State superintendent of public instruction says teacher union support imperative to win federal grant.
Adjunct instructors organize at IUPUI
Two problems come with prevalent use of adjunct instructors: a perception that adjuncts reduce the quality of instruction
and the adjuncts’ frustration with low levels of pay, security and benefits, and appreciation.
Butler locks up Stevens with new contract
The 12-year deal signed by men’s basketball coach Brad Stevens extends his Butler contract through the 2021-22 season.
Catholic schools get final OK to become charters
The City-County Council gave its official blessing to two Catholic schools in poor neighborhoods converting into secular charters;
they will receive new names by fall.
Chief justice returns to Indiana for law school lecture
Chief Justice John Roberts will be the third member of the U.S. Supreme Court to give the James P. White Lecture on Legal
Education at the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis.
Obama, Manning, Letterman help Butler celebrate
From the White House to Main Street, the Bulldogs opened eyes and turned heads.