Indianapolis Public Schools approved a plan Thursday to share an estimated $27.5 million of referendum funds with its network of independent charter schools over the next few years. The vote by the school board comes amid growing pressure from families, school leaders and advocates for the property-tax funds to directly benefit students enrolled in innovation charter schools.... Read More
Indiana University has renewed its longstanding educational partnership with Naval Support Activity Crane. ... Read More
Muncie Community Schools is one of several districts in Indiana and Ohio taking part in City Connects in partnership with Marian University in Indianapolis. The program, originally established 20 years ago at Boston College, identifies students who struggle outside of the classroom and connects them with... Read More
A 1963 alumnus of the University of Notre Dame has given the school $50 million in what the university calls the largest gift of its kind in school history.... Read More
Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers says she plans to leave her post next March, following the conclusion of the 2022 legislative session. She has served in the role for more than 12 years and is currently the longest-serving higher education executive officer in the country. Lubbers was chosen by the 14-member commission in […]... Read More
A study conducted by researchers at Earlham College suggests the removal of the Weir Dam in Richmond "should not release significant contamination" into the Whitewater River. The researchers sought to determine if there were...... Read More
Esports is big business and Ball State University is upping its game to prepare the esports workforce of the future. A new, state-of-the-art esports center has opened on the Muncie campus and the univ... Read More
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has signed a memorandum of understanding with Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. The college says the agreement will "promote a partnership for ongoing comm... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has presented a draft set of dashboard indicators it says will help track school performance in terms of preparing Hoosier students to graduate. The indicators, whi... Read More
Indianapolis-based Strada Education Network has selected Stephen Moret as its next president and chief executive officer. Moret most recently served in the same role at the Virginia Economic Developme... Read More
Nearly 100 high school marching bands from 18 states will descend upon Lucas Oil Stadium beginning Thursday for the 2021 Bands of America Grand National Championships. The championships are returning... Read More
As the nation prepares to celebrate Veteran’s Day Thursday, the Indiana Department of Education has named 35 Purple Star schools. The designation is awarded to schools for their commitment to current... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education is partnering with the University of Indianapolis to strengthen the state’s special education teacher pipeline. The partners say goal is to support educators as the... Read More
Anderson Community Schools and the Anderson Federation of Teachers have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement. Our partners at The Herald Bulletin report the proposed agreement would giv... Read More
One year after grabbing the nation’s top spot for its online MBA program by business education news website Poets&Quants, the Indiana University Kelley Direct program fell this year. However, it is st... Read More
The executive director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at Ball State University says the new Menard Training Facility creates a space for students, faculty and members of the community ded... Read More
A new public-private partnership hopes to address a shortage of science, technology, engineering, and math teachers in Indiana by creating a new academy to support and mentor new educators. Butler Uni... Read More
A gift from alumnus Randal Sadler and his wife, Melissa, will enable Earlham College to return men's and women's NCAA Division III tennis to the Richmond campus. The college says it will renovate six... Read More
Ball State University will Monday cut the ribbon on the new Menard Training Facility at its Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute. The university says the facility will help produce the next generation... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has released results from the spring and summer 2021 IREAD-3 assessment. The results of the test, which is designed to measure the development of foundational readi... Read More
