Will Tony Bennett’s school reforms hurt struggling students?
A plan to get more parents interested in their children’s performance in school and reward good teachers might inadvertently strip resources from students who most need the help most.
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Where Fong should take Butler next
Butler president should pounce on the outpouring of basketball publicity, former IUPUI chancellor urges.
Are branch-campus degrees as good?
Debating whether stigmas should be attached to sheepskins from university outposts.
A tip for getting into vet school
Like cattle, hogs and other big farm animals? You’re now considered a diversity candidate.
Junior Achievement CEO awaits results of audit
Jennifer Burk, who took the helm in July, wishes she'd asked more questions when she was a board member.
What universities can learn from a steel mill
Steel Dynamics is highly competitive partly because employees are compensated on how much money they save. Should Purdue and
other universities take notice?
Indiana University Foundation lays off 18 staffers
The cuts, both in Bloomington and Indianapolis, come as part of an effort to trim $2.4 million from the fund-raising group’s
$26 million operational budget.
Education by statistics
Inconceivable as it might sound, will the increasing focus on academic performance in public schools give private schools
a run for their money? It wouldn’t be the first time statistics upset an apple cart.
Indy turns architectural corner
A Ball State architect thinks Indianapolis residents will like what they see in the new J.W. Marriott hotel downtown and beat
drums for more interesting buildings.
Two recipes to improve Indy
City father and Indiana Pacers chief Jim Morris says Indianapolis will rise or fall depending on how well the city nurtures
children and connects with the world. So, how are we doing?
Osteopathy and Indiana Wesleyan
The Indiana Osteopathic Association passed over a virtually certain $75 million in startup funding from Indiana Wesleyan University
to choose Marian University for its new osteopathic college.
Kiwanis vies for big prize in Facebook contest
The organization with the most votes from Facebook users will receive $1 million.
The other two elite colleges
Debating why Earlham and Taylor grads don’t take their places alongside peers from DePauw and Wabash.
Outsiders as school superintendents
A change in rules for school administrators opens the door to people outside the traditional education establishment.
School foundations step up to pay for programs as funding dries up
The Washington Township Schools Foundation on the north side is among those that wants to raise money
for buildings and other high-cost needs.
Obama reforms not necessarily dire for Sallie Mae in Indiana
The plan to nationalize the federal student loan program threatens to force Sallie Mae
to hack its network of 26 offices down to five. Yet the company’s Indiana operations have several advantages that could
help weather the cuts.
University of Indianapolis education center receives $7.5 million
Lilly Endowment Inc. gave another $7.5 million to a team of education experts at the school’s Center of Excellence
in Leadership of Learning.
Indiana Chamber offers tech courses, some free for small firms
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Ready Indiana are offering new technology courses, with full scholarships available for some small businesses.
Should Indiana take Gates’ money?
Indiana wants to apply for controversial funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to seek federal education grants.
Indiana University reaches $1 billion in campaign
Indiana University officials say the school has passed the $1 billion mark in a fund-raising campaign and is looking to raise
$100 million more.