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Purdue To Build Indy Industrial Park
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A major announcement Thursday from Purdue University.
Notre Dame Receives 10 Million Dollars For Expansion
(SOUTH BEND) - The University of Notre Dame has received a 10 million dollar gift for a new building for the expanded medical school and cancer research initiatives at the Indiana University School of Medicine South Bend.
Schools Apply For Full-Day Kindergarten Grants
(UNDATED) - The Indiana Department of Education says 263 school corporations and charter schools have applied for and will receive full-day kindergarten grants for the 2007-08 school year.
Purdue Seniors Win In Classic Air Race
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Two aviation technology students from Purdue University placed first among college teams in the annual Air Race Classic.
Specialists Insist More Rain Is Needed To Keep Food Costs Down
(UNDATED) - Experts from Purdue University insist that if Indiana doesn’t get more rain soon, Hoosiers will have to spend more money on groceries.
Year-Round Meal Service Proposed For NLCS
(BEDFORD) - The North Lawrence Community Schools Corporation is looking at extending the school lunch and supper program year-round.
Brookings Institution Wants To Fight "Brain Drain"
(UNDATED) - The Brookings Institution think tank is urging the 12 Great Lakes states to band together as a single economic powerhouse.
Photos Of Failing Students Released Outside School
(NEW HARMONY) - A New Harmony grade school says photographs of students who didn’t pass recent statewide exams was accidentally released outside the school, violating federal privacy laws.
Indy Schools Adopt Dress Code
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The state’s largest school district has adopted a strict dress code that will require its 37,000 students to wear solid-colored pants and shirts with collars this fall.
Former Superintendent Going Back To School
(YORKTOWN) - A former Mooresville school superintendent is coming out of retirement to lead The Mount Pleasant Township schools in Delaware County.
Full-Day Kindergarten Transition Workshops
(UNDATED) - The Indiana Department of Education will host a series of free workshops this summer to help schools transition to a full-day kindergarten program.
Youth Worker Conference At I.U.
(BLOOMINGTON) - A conference for people who work with youth is underway on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University.
Community College Students Can Transfer Credits
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A new system that will allow community college students to transfer credits to Indiana’s seven public universities is nearly complete.
Purdue Professor Wins Nobel Prize
(DES MOINES, IA.) - A Purdue professor who invented a way to transport processed fruits and vegetables without having the food rot on the way has won the so-called Nobel Prize of Agriculture.
Stick To An Education Plan, Consultant Says
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A Columbus education consultant says choosing among competing ideas for reinventing American high schools may be less important than settling on a plan and sticking to it.
Hoosier Uplands Hands Out Scholarships To Local Students
(MITCHELL) - For the 15th year in a row, Hoosier Uplands is giving out scholarships to local graduating high school seniors in the five county area.
21st Century Scholars Program Dealine Approaching
(UNDATED) - About two weeks remain for those interested in participating in the 21st Century Scholars Program.
IU Students Allowed To Rent Cars
(BLOOMINGTON) - A new agreement between Indiana University and Enterprise Rent-A-Car will allow students under 21 to rent cars with several restrictions.
Purdue Presents First Neil Armstrong Medal Of Excellence
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has made a rare public appearance at his alma mater to present retiring Purdue president Martin Jischke with a medal.
I.U. Students Will Be Able To Rent Cars On-Campus
(BLOOMINGTON) - A new agreement between Indiana University and Enterprise Rent-A-Car will allow students under 21 to rent cars with several restrictions.
Indiana Graduation Rate Rises
(UNDATED) - A national study puts Indiana’s graduation rate a hair above the national average, but still closer to the bottom than the top.
Fairview School And Butler Park To Swap
(BLOOMINGTON) - A property trade maybe in the works between the city of Bloomington and the Monroe County Community School Corporation.
Rose-Hulman Students Take Fuel Efficient Title
(TERRE HAUTE) - A team of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology students has taken top honors in the collegiate division of a competition for fuel efficient vehicles.
Charter Schools To Open In Anderson And Marion
(MUNCIE) - Ball State University has authorized two new charter schools to open in Anderson and Marion in the fall of 2008.
Jischke Retiring; Heading National Corporation
(LAFAYETTE) - Retiring Purdue University President Martin Jischke has been named the new chairman of Lafayette-based Wabash National Corporation.
Nelms Leaving IU
(BLOOMINGTON) - A champion for diversity initiatives is leaving Indiana University.
Hoosier Boys Learn About Politics
(TERRE HAUTE) - More than 600 boys from throughout Indiana will get a hands-on experience in government and politics this weekend in Terre Haute.
Purdue To Use Grant Money For Africian Cowpeas Education
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - A Purdue University research and extension education effort will use an $11.4-million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to teach farmers in West and Central Africa how to better protect their cash crop.
I.U. Pres. & Pres.-Elect Asking For Diversity Plans From Campuses
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University president Adam Herbert and president-elect Michael McRobbie released a joint statement Wednesday directing the provost of the Bloomington campus and the chancellors of IUPUI and all regional campuses to develop campus-specific plans for increasing diversity.
Kids Do Better In School With Life Goals, Study Says
(UNDATED) - A Stanford study says a key ingredient in helping kids do better in school is giving them a reason to want to.
Synder Pushes Ivy Tech Campuses
(BATESVILLE) - Ivy Tech President-Elect Tom Snyder wants more people to be aware of the state’s second-largest higher-learning institution.
Study Shows Chater Attrition Rates High
(UNDATED) - A Western Michigan University study finds teachers in charter schools jump ship for other jobs at double the rate of teachers in traditional public schools.
Spelling Bee Eliminates Hoosier Spellers
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The last Hoosier has been eliminated from the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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