District leaders have so far declined to discuss the cost of the significant proposal or how they will fund plans that include constructing two new elementary school buildings and improving 14 school facilities.
A report released last week by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education emphasized the completion rate “is not nearly robust enough” to provide Indiana’s economy with the skilled talent it needs.
The school’s change in plans comes as IPS prepares for a multitude of changes under its Rebuilding Stronger plan, which would close seven schools and reconfigure grade levels throughout the district.
Additionally, Purdue University said most students on the West Lafayette campus will not see an increase in room and board rates for the 2023-2024 academic year.
The four candidates for three seats in the November election said Wednesday they haven’t seen enough information about the plan to support it and also expressed concern about the level of parent input.
A $300,000 investment from the Indiana Economic Development Corp. will cover half the cost of wages and program fees for small startups who want to participate in TechPoint’s Xtern summer internship program.
The tutoring program, first created by House Enrolled Act 1251 in the spring and funded through federal relief dollars, is Indiana’s take on using tutoring to make up for the academic losses of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Hamilton County campus will admit 20 nursing students for the spring semester and 20 more students for the fall semester. Enrollment increases are expected in future years.
Of the 47 candidates, 11 are running unopposed. That includes nine incumbents: four in Wayne, three in Beech Grove, one in Franklin Township Community Schools, and one in the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township.
If their innovation agreements end, Urban Act and Super School 19 would be the third and fourth schools to be removed from the innovation network by the district since the creation of such schools under state law in 2014.
Tracy Weyand organized a student chapter of the American Association for Women in Mathematics at the Terre Haute university and hosts a day on campus for high school students.
The Indianapolis Education Association is pushing Indianapolis Public Schools for more transparency around how it will relocate staff under the district’s Rebuilding Stronger reorganization.
The funding will allow for a five-year extension a public-private-academic partnership of 17 universities and 34 partners within the defense industry and government.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Indiana, one of several states that plan to tax any student debt canceled by President Biden’s plan.
The new cost estimate will add fresh fuel to the debate over President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for eligible borrowers.
Indiana’s ubiquitous teacher licensing exam could be one reason behind the state’s shortage of teachers—especially Black and Hispanic teachers, according to a new report from Indiana University.
David Dimmett, formerly the group’s chief impact officer, took on the interim role after former leader Vince Bertram retired this spring.
Purdue University officials say they’re building on momentum for combining STEM and business education by renaming the current school of management, expanding its faculty and student enrollment and housing them in a new building.
State law requires unused school buildings to be offered to charters or state colleges for $1. As IPS plans to vacate seven buildings, officials hope to change that.
Michael Huber, who will become Indiana University’s vice president for university relations, said the school’s role as an engine to improve lives and the economic vitality of Hoosiers was a big draw.
