IPS Teachers Getting 3% Pay Raise
The Indianapolis Public Schools Board of Commissioners approved a raise for teachers Thursday evening. The new two-year collective bargaining agreement includes a roughly 3% increase in pay for the cu... Read More
Education
Purdue Included Among ‘Brands That Matter’
Purdue University is included in the inaugural list of "Brands That Matter" from Fast Company. The list recognizes nearly 100 companies and nonprofits "that give people compelling reasons to care abou... Read More
River Ridge to Cut Ribbon on Academy
Officials in Jeffersonville will Wednesday cut the ribbon on the River Ridge Learning Center - Early Learning Academy. One Southern Indiana, the economic development organization and chamber of commer... Read More
Indiana Teacher of the Year Named
An engineering and technology teacher at East Tipp Middle School in the Tippecanoe School Corp. has been named the 2022 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Sharita Ware has 10 years of experience in the clas... Read More
Foundations Endow Purdue Professorship
The Henry Haller Jr. Foundation has donated $750,000 to endow a professorship to support cancer biology research efforts from the Center for Cancer Research and the College of Science at Purdue Univer... Read More
Lafayette Unveils Manufacturing Education Program
Greater Lafayette Commerce has unveiled a digital tool to educate K-12 students about careers in the manufacturing sector. The organization is partnering with West Lafayette-based Skyepack Inc. to dev... Read More
Trine University Partners with Ohio Steel Company
Employees of an Ohio steel company will have access to educational opportunities and more professional development through an agreement with Trine University. Trine says North Star BlueScope Steel wil... Read More
USI Receives $2M Gift to Support Music Education
The University of Southern Indiana Foundation has received a $2 million gift for the establishment of a fund to support and develop music programs at USI. The gift comes from Philip Hagerman, an award... Read More
Earlham Launches Tuition Free Program
Earlham College has launched a program that allows certain, low-income students to attend the liberal arts school without paying tuition. Through the Inspire Earlham program, students must come from a... Read More
University of Evansville Receives Gift
The University of Evansville is the recipient of an over $3.5 million gift from the John B. and Lucille S. Kelly Trust. The university says the funding will support the Lucy Kelly Nursing Scholarship,... Read More
Education AI Platform Helps Identify Student Challenges
Indianapolis-based Invoke Learning says it has raised a round of seed funding, including investments from Indy-based Elevate Ventures and several angel investors. The company is not disclosing how muc... Read More
IU Library Acquires Massive Dictionary Collection
The Lilly Library on Indiana University's Bloomington campus has established the Merriam-Webster Archive. The university says the archive was created from business correspondence recently acquired as... Read More
Hoosier Schools Among Best College & University Ranking
Several Indiana colleges and universities are included in the 2022 College & University Rankings from WalletHub. The personal finance website compiled the list by comparing more than 1,000 institution... Read More
Trine, Blue Jacket Ink Graduate Agreement
Fort Wayne-based Blue Jacket has formed a new agreement with Trine University to provide its clients and employees a path to graduate college. The nonprofit operates a two-week Career Academy designed... Read More
Indiana Superintendent of the Year Named
An association of Indiana school administrators has named David Clendening Indiana Superintendent of the Year for 2022. Clendening has served Franklin Community School Corp. since 2009.... Read More
Wabash Nonprofit to Open Catapult Training Lab
A Wabash-based family services organization will Tuesday cut the ribbon on a new training lab that will be used as part of an advanced manufacturing training program. Josiah White's is launching the C... Read More
Trine Touts Record Fall Enrollment
Trine University in Angola says it has set a record for fall enrollment. The university welcomed just over 5,400 students at the beginning of the semester, more than 200 above the previous record.... Read More
IU Board Approves Construction Projects
The Indiana University Board of Trustees has approved two construction projects for its campuses in Indianapolis and Bloomington. The approval includes a new medical education building that will be in... Read More
IU Agrees to Pay McRobbie $582K for Consulting
An Indiana University spokesman has confirmed to our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal that the university has agreed to pay former President Michael McRobbie an additional $582,000. The e... Read More
Taylor, Wabash to Inaugurate Presidents
Two Indiana higher education institutions will Friday officially welcome their new presidents. Taylor University in Grant County will inaugurate Michael Lindsay, while Wabash College in Crawfordsville... Read More