Education

Called CREATE250: Expanding the Civic Promise for All, the program provides professional development for K-12 educators and student learning opportunities, the university said.... Read More

Lawmakers appropriated $147 million in “hold harmless” funding — enough to renew vouchers for families already on the program and at the same income requirements.... Read More

The Indiana Department of Education unveiled the inaugural recipients of the Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools designation. A total of 11 public and private schools were selected "for their exceptional academic achievement and commitment to student success."... Read More

1st Source Foundation has made a donation to Grace College to support construction of its planned Community Fieldhouse, the school announced Saturday during halftime of the men’s soccer match at 1st Source Bank Field. The donation continues a partnership ...... Read More

As six Indiana school districts seek local property tax referendums to pay for teachers and transportation, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith joined the campaign to defeat them by door-knocking in Avon.... Read More

In June, the University of Southern Indiana named Dr. Xavia Harrington Burton as director of the Pathways to USI program. She spoke with Inside INdiana Business about her leadership goals for the Pathways to USI program.... Read More

It’s a quiet election season in Indiana, but voters in six school districts will soon decide whether to support property tax measures that would fund teacher salaries, transportation, and student programming.... Read More

An endowment provided by a University of Notre Dame alum who served in the 1991 Gulf War and his wife is expected to elevate a Notre Dame endeavor focused on examining the impact of national security policy.... Read More

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is leading a new, multi-institutional effort funded by the National Science Foundation to improve mentorship and research opportunities for undergraduate engineering students.... Read More

The superintendent of Mississinewa High School in Gas City, Indiana, canceled a production last week of “Between the Lines,” saying concerns were raised over “sexual innuendo” and alcohol references in the musical.... Read More

Students in the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering will get hands-on experience using VMS Solutions' advanced simulation and planning software, which Purdue said is used to model the complex dynamics of semiconductor production environments.... Read More

The state’s approval, announced Tuesday, allows 28 independent charter schools and 22 charters affiliated with the Indianapolis Public Schools Innovation Network to test new solutions for facilities and transportation.... Read More

Indiana is asking the federal government for permission to overhaul how it spends and tracks billions in education aid — a request that Hoosier officials said would align the state’s accountability system with federal law.... Read More

The Coca-Cola Company has awarded a $2.5 million gift to the University of Notre Dame’s Urban Poverty and Business Initiative (UPBI), a program designed to help low-income and underprivileged individuals start and grow sustainable businesses.... Read More

Indiana State University head basketball coach Matthew Graves is taking a leave of absence after having triple heart bypass surgery Monday, the athletic department announced. Associate head coach Mark Slessinger will replace Graves until he returns.... Read More

Purdue Polytechnic is partnering with a pair of German companies to bolster research into smart manufacturing and elevate industrial and electrical engineering workforce training in a data-driven era.... Read More

Earlier this month, Jacob Perkins was honored with the Indiana Chamber's first-ever Emerging Leader of the Year award. Perkins spoke with Inside INdiana Business about his career, the state of education and workforce development and more.... Read More

The editors of the Indiana Daily Student received a jarring email Tuesday: Indiana University was canceling all scheduled and future print editions of the newspaper, starting right away with the homecoming issue set to hit campus newsstands two days later.... Read More

The university said Friday that Karen Imgrund Deak has been selected to serve as official executive director, tasked with overseeing the rollout of the center's recent strategic reorganization.... Read More

The 60-credit-hour degree will provide future educators with a foundation in child development, curriculum design, classroom management, and family engagement, the university said.... Read More