Education

The collection was owned by Jeff Harper, a former University of Texas medical school assistant professor and entrepreneur, who was born and raised in Muncie. He died in 2012. ... Read More

The 66-year-old Woodson, who has been under fire most of the past two seasons because of underperforming teams, decided to step down at the end of this season, the school announced Friday.... Read More

Lawmakers this week advanced legislation that would require the state to establish a plan to develop stackable credentials for high school students—aligning with a similar effort outside the Statehouse to expand the ecosystem of apprenticeship opportunities.... Read More

Senate Bill 289 advanced from the chamber in a 34-13 vote after more than three hours of floor debate—and following a contentious, unprecedented challenge to Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s Senate presidency.... Read More

A Carmel High School standout is among three former University of Pennsylvania women swimmers suing Penn, Harvard University, the Ivy League and the NCAA for allegedly violating Title IX by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete...... Read More

Should Indiana’s special education classrooms be equipped with round-the-clock video surveillance? District administrators aren’t opposed—but only if the state foots the bill. Educators, meanwhile, have been less receptive.... Read More

Indiana Wesleyan is offering a reduced price for Cincinnati State students who transfer to take online courses at IWU. The move is similar to a partnership announced in the last few months with Ivy Tech.... Read More

The "Something Greater" master plan is highlighted by a series of capital projects totaling more than $120 million that Trine President Earl Brooks says will support the growth that the university has seen over the last decade.... Read More

The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to deport immigrants who are in the country illegally. But public schools are required to provide all children—regardless of their immigration status—with an education.... Read More

The Jack Pfefer Wrestling Collection was donated to the university in 1977 and includes more than 13,000 photos, financial books, programs, correspondence letters and more.... Read More

The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. is one of the newest members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools. Chief Transformation Officer Carrie Hillyard spoke with IIB about the mission to achieve equitable student outcomes.... Read More

Funding for gifted learners, dual immersion programs, and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library is on the chopping block in the proposed state budget, while tuition support is increasing, as Indiana faces a leaner two-year fiscal period.... Read More

The university, along with Baptist Health, Norton Healthcare and UofL Health, are looking to train students to become medical technologists or laboratory scientists—jobs that Chancellor Debbie Ford says are greatly needed.... Read More

The return to a statewide letter grade system is outlined in Republican Rep. Bob Behning’s House Bill 1498, which unanimously passed out of the House Education Committee on Wednesday. The bill now heads to the full chamber for further review.... Read More

Shop class at Shoals High School was once seen as a joke—just an elective to fill time. But these days, “Shoals shop,” as everyone calls the class, is the heart of school for many students. ... Read More

Indiana students fared slightly better on “the nation’s report card” in 2024 compared to 2022 as the state continues to slowly recover from the effects of the pandemic.... Read More

The University of Evansville and Ivy Tech Community College on Tuesday announced a partnership designed to give Ivy Tech graduates a clear pathway to continue their education.... Read More

Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report officials are targeting a second-quarter groundbreaking for the center, which will be part of the new Roberts Impact Lab.... Read More

Indianapolis Public Schools is once again paying teachers the highest starting salaries in Marion County after the latest round of contract negotiations between districts and unions. The contracts for this school year come as lawmakers push for a...... Read More

As part of an ongoing effort to eradicate “obscene” and “harmful” books or curricular material from Indiana schools, a new bill floated by Republican lawmakers seeks to expand that ban to include “pornographic” content, too.... Read More