Indiana’s leading “school choice” advocates are mobilizing families at Hoosier private schools and ramping up lobbying efforts to expand the state’s voucher program. The latest push includes a statewide poll and events intended to sway state budget writers.... Read More
Grace College in Kosciusko County has developed a new, accelerated path to help people who already hold a bachelor’s degree to earn an elementary education teaching license. The school says its Transition to Teaching Elementary program is in response to a growing number of teaching vacancies across the U.S.... Read More
The IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame launched 28 startup companies last year. Additionally, the center said the university's active startups raised more than $86 million in investment funding, a nearly 60% increase over the previous year.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has announced a partnership with two other schools to support the country's growing semiconductor industry. Through the HIVE program, the partners aim to update semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics curricula.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College Madison and Hanover College have announced a partnership that will allow students to simultaneously earn an associate degree in nursing at Ivy Tech, while also pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing at Hanover.... Read More
Conexus Indiana has launched a program designed to provide support for student-run businesses at more than a dozen Indiana high schools. Conexus Student Industries is a network of students, teachers and partners in the advanced manufacturing industry.... Read More
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. and Independent Colleges of Indiana are teaming up on an effort to increase the recruitment and retention of nursing and engineering graduates through $3 million in scholarships and grants.... Read More
A former Indiana University Bloomington professor is returning to the IU system after several years of holding leadership roles at several other institutions. Dennis Rome has been named chancellor of IU East in Richmond, pending approval from the IU Board of Trustees.... Read More
The district’s unique portfolio of charters and traditional public schools, created nearly a decade ago by IPS leaders and state lawmakers, has left both populations fighting for funding. And as state lawmakers push to expand school choice in Indiana, that competition might be for a shrinking financial pie. ... Read More
Ball State University has unveiled plans for a student-to-student engagement initiative designed to help all 92 Indiana counties with talent attraction. The County Ambassador Program is set to launch this fall.... Read More
Indiana University and the Irsay family will formally introduce the new Irsay Institute on the Bloomington campus Thursday. The institute aims to foster collaboration in research, training and institutional social change to address mental health challenges.... Read More
Charter schools in Indiana could see big gains under the current draft of the next two-year state budget. But the deal could cause long-term losses for traditional public schools, some of which stand to lose millions of dollars needed for teacher raises and other non-classroom expenses.... Read More
A partnership between Franciscan Health Rensselaer and a Jasper County-based nonprofit is helping to fill a void in the city: a licensed early childhood education center. After a three-year effort, the partners this week announced the opening of Appletree Rensselaer.... Read More
Greater Lafayette Commerce is partnering with West Lafayette-based Skyepack to connect students with professionals to help give insight into career paths. The partners launched Career+ Chats, a virtual platform to help students make informed decisions.... Read More
Against the backdrop of a red-hot job market, Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Inc. and its flight school have sued a dozen former students the airline says failed to honor their commitment to fly for Republic after graduation.... Read More
IU's Bloomington campus is expected to become a destination for John Mellencamp fans, thanks to Friday’s announcements that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is donating his archives to the school and a sculpture honoring the singer is planned on campus.... Read More
Students enrolled in Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne’s aviation technology program will now have the ability to train on a flight simulator. The school says the system, valued up to $200,000, was given to the program from an anonymous donor.... Read More
A free public charter school in Sullivan County that has catered to a more rural population for more than 20 years will be closing its doors at the end of the school year. Our partners at WTWO report Rural Community Schools Inc. has notified staff and families that dwindling enrollment led to the decision.... Read More
Business publication Fast Company has released its list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, and one Indiana institution is among the top 50 even though it’s not even a company. Purdue University came in at No. 16, beating out other well-known brands such as NASA and The Walt Disney Co.... Read More
House Republicans touted that their budget plan would eliminate textbook and curricular fees for kids in K-12 public schools. But a deeper look at the GOP-backed proposal shows that local school districts will still be on the hook to pay for those materials.... Read More
