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Indiana Teacher Receives National Award
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A Central Indiana teacher is being honored as the “National Physical Education Teacher Of The Year.”
Cancer Research To Be Available Online
(BLOOMINGTON) - A joint project involving several schools within IU are working on a plan to create a web portal for cancer patients.
Job Fair For College Students
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Collegiate Job Fair will be held this Friday at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
Bloomington Class Obsessed With Healthy Living
(BLOOMINGTON) - A Bloomington elementary school class which has become obsessed with healthy living is being rewarded for its efforts.
School Considering Signing Bonuses For New Teachers
(CRAWFORDSVILLE) - A Crawfordsville High School is considering offering signing bonuses to new teachers who agree to devote three years of their career to the school.
Purdue Professor Under Investigation
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - The chair of a congressional subcommittee remains hopeful Purdue will cooperate with a request for an internal report into a professor’s research on “bubble fusion.”
Students Disagree With District-Wide Dress Code
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Students at Indianapolis public schools say they do not agree with a proposal for a district-wide dress code.
New Ivy Tech President Selected
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Anderson businessman Thomas Snyder has been selected to lead Ivy Tech Community College.
United States Treasurer Talks To Childrens
(INDIANAPOLIS) - United States Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral was in Indianapolis Thursday talking to a group of monetarily-minded schoolchildren.
Ivy Tech To Vote On A New School President
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Ivy Tech Community College trustees will this afternoon meet in executive session at the Conrad hotel in Downtown Indianapolis to vote on the school’s new president.
RIAA May Pull Purdue Internet Logs
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Purdue is telling some university internet users they could soon face legal action for illegally downloading and sharing music.
IU Dean Seeking Research Cash For Med School
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University School of Medicine leaders say they plan to add as many as one hundred new faculty members if the legislature agrees to fund the Indiana Life Sciences Initiative.
VH1 Awarding Four $25,000 Grants To Indy Schools
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Four Indianapolis elementary schools have received $25,000 dollar grants from VH1, in the eighth round of grants to IPS through the cable channel’s “Save The Music” program.
Purdue Receives Money To Build New Institute
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Purdue University has confirmed that it is the recipient of a 100 million dollar gift from the Alfred E. Mann Foundation for biomedical engineering.
Purdue Students Help Rebuild New Orleans Homes
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - About 60 Purdue students are hoping their volunteer work will help victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
Ivy Tech Closes In On New President
(UNDATED) - The Ivy Tech board of trustees tells “Inside Indiana Business” that it has narrowed its search for a president to two candidates and one is an Indiana businessman.
Educators Look For Affordable Education Solutions
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Technology experts and teachers from across Indiana converged on IUPUI on Tuesday to talk about new, more affordable ways to educate kids.
Postcards Sent As Reminders To IU Hopefuls
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University officials hope a new recruiting effort will help persuade high school students to pursue their education at IU.
Delta Zeta Kicked Off Of Depauw's Campus
(GREENCASTLE) - Depauw University in Greencastle has severed ties with a national sorority, following a controversial decision to ask the majority of the membership to leave.
DVD To Assist In First Ammendment Education
(MUNCIE) - Ball State University’s journalism school has created a DVD which aims to educate school administrators about first amendment law.
Bayh To Discuss Tax Relief For Higher Education
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana Senator Evan Bayh will be in Indianapolis today to discuss legislation he’s co-sponsoring to provide tax relief for families struggling with the growing costs of higher education.
"Second Chance" To Program Graduates
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The fifth class to graduate from a pre-apprenticeship program established by Governor Daniels has received its diplomas.
Daniels Continues Push For Full-Day Kindergarten
(PRINCETON) - Governor Mitch Daniels is promoting his push for full-day kindergarten by visiting with school districts that already offer it.
Daniels Says Education Levels Need To Be Raised
(BLOOMINGTON) - Governor Mitch Daniels met with Indiana University student leaders Wednesday, telling them Indiana needs to raise education levels and create jobs for college graduates.
INVSC To Provide A "Virtual Charter School" For Students
(UNDATED) - Indiana joins 18 other states in offering a virtual charter school.
Kindergarten Screening Dates Approaching
(BEDFORD) - Kindergarten screenings will start this Friday for the North Lawrence Community Elementary Schools.
Deadline Approaching To File FAFSA
(UNDATED) - Only five days remain for Indiana high school seniors and current college students to submit the Free Application For Student Aid or FAFSA.
Purdue Researchers To Share AIDS Detection Tech
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Purdue University researchers will on March 12th travel to Nigeria to share information with healthcare officials about new low-cost medical testing technology for the detection of AIDS.
McRobbie Named IU's 18th President
(BLOOMINGTON) - Michael McRobbie is drawing positive reviews following the announcement of his appointment as Indiana University’s 18th president.
RIAA Cracking Down On Indiana Campus Downloads
(UNDATED) - students at Indiana Universities who illegally download music could soon be receiving a disturbing piece of mail.
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