Gun training for teachers among Indiana GOP firearms bills
Indiana school districts would be able to seek state money to provide gun training for their teachers under a bill endorsed by a legislative committee.
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U.S. colleges raise $47B in ninth straight record year
U.S. colleges raised $46.7 billion in the 12 months through June 2018 as the lengthy bull market for stocks helped spur contributions. Two Indiana universities were among the top 20 fundraisers.
Indiana leaves $6M in state funds on table after slow pre-K signup
Indiana expects to leave state funding for pre-kindergarten untouched this year due to a slower-than-hoped expansion, according to the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.
Former Starbucks CEO Schultz blasts Trump in Purdue speech
Howard Schultz said Thursday that Trump’s presidency is “one of the most significant security threats America faces in the post-World War II era.”
Purdue looks for commercial opportunities for firefighting robot
Purdue University researchers say they have developed a robot that can go where it is unsafe for human firefighters to tread, ultimately saving firefighters’ lives as well as members of the public and their property.
Despite low-key style, McRobbie has transformed Indiana University
Michael McRobbie has weathered the Great Recession, a higher education affordability crisis, and a nationwide reckoning about the very purpose of college in his 12 years as president.
Colts players trade cleats, pads for textbooks, course work
Dozens of players in the NFL—including three from the Indianapolis Colts—are hitting the books this offseason—and are being motivated by the league to do so.
For first time in 4 years, no struggling IPS schools face ‘innovation’ restart
It’s a departure for the district, which has handed six neighborhood schools to outside charter partners since the creation of innovation schools four years ago.
With all-time high enrollment, Marian extends president’s contract through 2025
Dan Elsener has served in the role since 2001, and has presided over a period of intense growth for the private Catholic university.
Deal with Ozdemir paves way for Purdue Polytechnic High School to open in Broad Ripple
For at least one year, the school would operate out of a building just east of Broad Ripple High School that Ozdemir's Keystone Group is buying.
Indiana debate over teacher pay boost remains unsettled
House Republicans will release their budget proposal within the next couple of weeks, with the Senate then taking its turn before the deadline on a final agreement by late April.
IPS support staff, administrators get raises of 3 percent or more
Indianapolis Public Schools is giving raises to about 1,700 employees, less than three months after voters approved an increase in property taxes to boost school funding.
IPS board rejects acquisition bids for downtown headquarters
The IPS board on Thursday unanimously voted against two bids for the district’s downtown headquarters because they didn’t come close to the $7 million the district had hoped to receive for the property.
Drug shows promise against blood cancer
Researchers, led by Purdue chemistry professor Herman O. Sintim, are developing a series of drug compounds they say have shown promise in treating acute myeloid leukemia.
Price tag steep to make teacher salary competitive in Indiana, report says
Indiana is so far behind neighboring states in teacher compensation that it would cost an estimated $658 million to make salaries more competitive, according to a new report released Tuesday.
Developers bid on IPS downtown HQ, but district leaders unimpressed
Indianapolis Public Schools staffers are expected to ask the board this week to reject two proposals to buy the district’s downtown headquarters, after the offers came in well below expectations.
Bill to make civics test a graduation requirement advances at Statehouse
Sen. Dennis Kruse, R- Auburn, said he authored the bill to ensure high school students would better understand their government and country.
Scott Jones is back in town determined to make his mark—again
After nearly four years away from Indiana, local tech luminary Scott Jones has returned to central Indiana. And he’s returned with gusto, supercharging Eleven Fifty Academy and helping advance a life-sciences company he says can “transform medicine on multiple fronts.”
Holcomb hits some workforce goals, still faces hurdles on others
In 2018, Holcomb boldly outlined specific goals, One year later, he has exceeded some targets, but hasn’t met other goals.
Rocked by scandal, weakened teachers union faces uncertain future
Fewer than half of Indianapolis Public Schools teachers are members of the Indianapolis Education Association, and some wonder if there is any point in paying dues to join a weakened union that seems to offer them very little.