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EDITORIAL: School funding has fatal flaws

July 10, 2009

A state budget was passed June 30, but it’s balanced on the backs of poor children. Legislators
deserve praise for at least slightly increasing overall education funding, but because of a flawed funding
formula, urban districts such as Indianapolis Public Schools actually will lose money in the next two
years.

Florida system considering Ivy Tech president for leadership post

July 10, 2009

Ivy Tech Community College President Tom Snyder is one of 13 candidates being considered for the position of chancellor of
the State University System of Florida.

WILLIAMS: IPS needs leadership overhaul

July 9, 2009

The challenges facing Indianapolis Public Schools are daunting. The socioeconomic level of its students and their families,
fiscal constraints, and a necessary heightened focus on security issues are just a few, but all contribute to high dropout
rates, low academic achievement, achievement gaps between middle-class and low-income children and declining enrollment.

Franklin College sues like-named competitor over marketing push

July 6, 2009

Franklin College filed a lawsuit today alleging trademark infringement against Ohio-based Franklin
University, which will open a campus in Castleton this fall. The liberal arts college south of Indianapolis
said the newcomer’s marketing blitz has been too close to Franklin College’s own branding.

KELLER: The party’s over for IU Law grads as stapped firms trim opportunities

June 29, 2009

Fledgling attorneys face a legal industry in defensive mode, resulting in drooping employment figures.

Despite what you might think, lawyers are compartatively scarce in Indiana

June 29, 2009

Only North and South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin have smaller proportions of lawyers within their working populations.
Experts point to the state’s shrinking base of corporate HQs, the exodus of law school graduates, and a less litigious climate
overall.

Below-average test scores raise questions about elementary teachers, colleges

June 22, 2009

Students going into and out of Indiana’s teacher education programs tend to score below average on standardized test scores.
And national data indicate the gap is entirely attributable to those headed into elementary education.

KATTERJOHN: Leaders in education primed for success

June 22, 2009

There’s reason to believe serious progress is coming, due to the people in leadership positions for the state in three key
areas: the Department of Education, the Commission for Higher Education and Ivy Tech Community College.

Law grants teachers immunity from civil suits

June 22, 2009

Educators widely support a new state law that gives teachers immunity from civil lawsuits for trying to discipline students.
But opponents of corporal punishment are giving it a frosty reception, fearing Indiana students could be subjected to more
paddling without legal recourse.

Some laid-off workers qualify for lucrative benefits

June 15, 2009

A little-known federal program provides support for retraining to workers whose employers were hurt by foreign trade. The
Trade Adjustment Assistance Act also offers income replacement and health insurance benefits.

IU to offer degree in fund raising

June 15, 2009

Most fund-raisers stumble into the profession, but within a decade the field could be populated by recent college graduates
who hold degrees in philanthropic studies.The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University soon will roll out a bachelor’s
degree that would be among the first of its kind. If all goes as planned, IUPUI would begin marketing the degree, granted
by the School of Liberal Arts, for the fall of 2010.

Grads, career-changers surge into teaching

June 8, 2009

Folks from all sorts of professions are trying on teaching, to survive the recession or to give back to the community. Or
both.

Newcomer Franklin University could create marketing mix-up for Franklin College

June 8, 2009

Ohio-based Franklin University’s move into the Indianapolis market sets up the potential for significant name confusion with
Franklin College, the liberal arts school 30 minutes south of Indianapolis.

Led by educators instead of investment specialists, state teachers fund fell into $67M hole

May 25, 2009

The people overseeing the Indiana State Teachers Association Insurance Trust had no background in investments or insurance, likely leaving them ill-equipped to grasp the ever-larger amounts of complicated investments the trust was buying.

Pay for diplomas is smart incentive

May 25, 2009

Incentives have long been used as an effective tool in business to improve employee performance. But can a concept that helps
companies motivate workers also work in public education?

Insurers not attracting young people

May 25, 2009

Two-thirds of college-age Americans say health insurance is as important as salary when looking at jobs. Yet just as many have made no plans to obtain health insurance once they graduate from school this month.

NEA takeover humbles once-mighty ISTA

May 20, 2009

The National Education Association said today that it is taking over its Indiana affiliate, a stunning comeuppance for what
long had been one of the most powerful union forces in the state.

‘Fellows’ make career change to teaching math and science

May 18, 2009

A new scholarship to promote teaching math and science in “high-need” schools was awarded to . 59 recipients, and most of them are changing professions to become teachers.

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May 9, 2009

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Business school outgrows Indiana

April 27, 2009

With enrollment surging in vocational schools around the country, Indiana Business College has launched an expansion into
Ohio and likely into other states as well. The Indianapolis-based for-profit school also is changing its name.

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