On Wednesday, state education leaders provided an early look at a new system for evaluating how well schools educate students. However, it remains unclear when schools will begin receiving grades under the updated system.... Read More
Republican state leaders are once again putting Indiana University and its Kinsey Institute under pressure to ensure compliance with a 2023 state law barring state dollars from being used by the sex research organization.... Read More
If enacted, the legislation would make Indiana one of a handful of states to offer this paid leave to educators, and could make the state more attractive to prospective and current teachers.... Read More
Indiana State University President Mike Godard says he'll continue to focus on growing community partnerships and student enrollment as he marks six months leading the university.... Read More
Purdue University’s new multi-use building planned for the northwest corner of Michigan and West streets in downtown Indianapolis is expected to rise 15 stories and open in 2027.... Read More
House Bill 1136, authored by Rep. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty), proposes closing districts where more than 50% of students who live in the boundaries attend private, charter, or other district schools.... Read More
A third former IU men’s basketball player has been added to a lawsuit alleging the university did nothing to stop repeated rectal exams the players received from former team physician Dr. Brad Bomba Sr., acts that they say constituted sexual abuse.... Read More
Anthony Butler joins Appleseed Childhood Education after serving in a variety of teaching and ministry leadership roles, the Jasper County nonprofit said in a news release.... Read More
Mt. Vernon High School students interested in pursuing welding careers can now receive training at the John D. Haynes School of Welding Technology thanks to a partnership with BWX Technologies in Posey County. ... Read More
Indiana University Bloomington announced Thursday that it will raise the minimum stipend pay for graduate students who hold part-time teaching or research appointments to $24,000 beginning July 1.... Read More
House Bill 1136 drew a number of concerns during Wednesday's board meeting. The bill would dissolve school districts in which the majority of the students living there don't attend the district's schools, and then turn those schools into charter schools.... Read More
A diving interception off an ill-advised pass set up the University of Notre Dame’s trip to play for the program’s 12th national title after a thrill-a-minute 27-24 victory over Penn State University on Thursday night in the Orange Bowl.... Read More
Indianapolis Public Schools enrollment has dropped by roughly 3.7% in schools it manages directly since last school year. The decline of roughly 800 students was driven almost entirely by falling middle school enrollment.... Read More
After a four month search, Indiana University South Bend has appointed Brian Pappas to serve as chancellor, effective July 1. Replacing Susan Elrod who retired in December, Pappas comes to Northern Indiana from the University of North Dakota Law School.... Read More
The pushback against HB 1136 at the first meeting of the new school board on Tuesday comes as IPS faces the start of yet another legislative session Wednesday that could leave the district more financially strapped and struggling to stay alive.... Read More
Notre Dame players and coaches are now in Florida, about to face Penn State in the Orange Bowl for a trip to the national championship game. They have deftly navigated a number of challenges in their march through the postseason.... Read More
With Indiana’s latest forecasts showing a cooling economy, uncertainties around a new round of education funding loom ahead of the 2025 budget-setting legislative session, which is set to start Wednesday.... Read More
House Bill 1136, authored by Rep. Jake Teshka, proposes converting 50 schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools district into charter schools due to enrollment shifts. Four other school districts would also be disbanded under the legislation.... Read More
James Mintert, director of the Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture and a professor in Purdue's Department of Agricultural Economics, has retired. Mintert spent the last decade leading the center and has been with Purdue since 15 years.... Read More
The new record of 90.23% beat the previous record of 90.06% set in 2014. Indiana began collecting data in 2012.... Read More
