NCAA adopts college basketball reforms for draft, recruiting
The Indianapolis-based NCAA announced Wednesday that its Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors adopted a "series of significant policy and legislative changes.”
Education & Workforce Development
Articles
Universities rush to meet cybersecurity job demand
Pretty much every school of note, including Indiana University, Purdue University, the University of Notre Dame, Ball State University and Ivy Tech Community College (which offers a well-regarded two-year associate’s degree certified by the National Security Agency) offers advanced education for students interested in cybersecurity.
Indianapolis schools land $7.5 million to fight drug abuse
The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation announced Tuesday that it would give $7.5 million in grants to 24 Marion County schools and districts to help fund substance-use prevention.
Retailers put twist on back-to-school supplies to lift profit margins
Companies that make school supplies have figured out how to get parents to spend more by offering innovations on the basics.
North Carolina suspends 13 players for selling school-issued shoes
The NCAA violations will leave the Tar Heels with little depth during much of the football season's opening month.
UPDATE: Ball State to maintain ties to Papa John’s founder; Purdue won’t
Ball State University does not plan to change the name of the John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. Purdue, however, is following the lead of several other colleges that have distanced themselves from the controversial Papa John’s Pizza chain founder.
Campaign for IPS referendums gets a $100K boost from advocacy group
Stand for Children Indiana will also launch a vast door-knocking campaign in support of two referendums requesting an extra $272 million from taxpayers, the group announced Thursday.
Gary Schools gets bid for just one of 33 former school properties
The emergency manager who oversees the financially struggling Gary school district put 33 closed schools up for sale, but only one property received interest.
IU aims to find cures for three forms of cancer, help prevent or slow other diseases
The university said it has hired 33 research faculty to help under the “Grand Challenges” program in precision health, an initiative it rolled out two years ago.
Even as IPS plans big cuts, construction of new buildings still possible
Superintendent Lewis Ferebee, who has made reducing the real estate owned by the district a cornerstone of his administration, mentioned the possibility of constructing new buildings during a media briefing this week.
‘Put your eye up to the universe’ at the Goethe Link Observatory
The former research facility in Morgan County reopened in 2012, after being shuttered 24 years, with a new focus on public engagement and education.
UPDATE: Indianapolis Public Schools again scales back referendum to win chamber support
The new proposal—which comes after a week of intense negotiations between the district and the chamber—passed 5-0 at a meeting Tuesday night.
Indiana schools request 3,200 metal detectors under new program
The program will provide one free hand-held metal detector for every 250 students.
Indianapolis Public Schools still seeking Indy Chamber’s referendum support
The backing of the group could be instrumental in helping the school district pass the tax measure, which leaders say it needs to avoid drastic cuts.
Rose-Hulman lands $15M gift for new $29M academic building
The 60,000-square-foot, three-story building is expected to open for the 2021-22 school year and include workspaces, design studios, flexible classrooms and chemistry laboratories.
Economy helps create job openings for disabled in Indiana
Businesses are more willing to reach out to Goodwill, the Logan Center and other nonprofits that train individuals with disabilities to work in businesses.
Colleges ask for share of future salary in lieu of loans
In contrast with traditional loans, students with income share agreements pay back a percentage of their salary for a set period of time after graduation.
Purdue professor, wife indicted on federal fraud charge
The indictment alleges the director of the Purdue Center for Materials Processing Research received more than $1.3 million in grants from the National Science Foundation and used some of the funds to buy a home and to pay salaries to his two minor children.
Computer science training summit at IU draws teachers nationwide
Hundreds of teachers assembled at Indiana University to take in lectures, hit the books and do some hands-on training as part of the inaugural Pathfinders Summer Institute.
Memory Bank: Running the presses
This photo, taken in 1915, shows students operating printing presses at Arsenal Technical High School.