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Oakland City University Accused Of False Reporting
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Oakland City University will have to pay a $5.3-million fine to settle a lawsuit.
Letterman Honored With Media Building Title
(MUNCIE) - The Ball State University board of trustees held a special public meeting in Indianapolis to approve the naming of the new communications and media building after its most beloved alumnus.
Bedford Parent Upset With Certain BMS Employees
(BEDFORD) - An angry parent came before the North Lawrence Community School board meeting last night with a mop and bucket to stress her point about the way school officials had been elected.
NL Elementary Schools To be Completed By First Day Of School
(BEDFORD) - In just a few weeks, school children from across North Lawrence County will be heading back to school.
BNL High School To Get New Asphalt
(BEDFORD) - A $130,000 paving project will get under way Monday at the Bedford North Lawrence High School.
Former Hoosier Donates For Nestle Fund
(BLOOMINGTON) - Nestlé Brands USA Chief Executive Officer Brad Alford, a 1980 graduate of Indiana University, is donating 750-thousand dollars to the school to establish the Nestlé professorship and fellowship in marketing.
Purdue-Ivy Tech Create Tech School Partnership
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Ivy Tech students will be able to transfer credits to Purdue’s College of Technology starting this fall.
Indiana Teachers Need More Classroom Preparation
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana education roundtable got an earful about bettering teacher education.
Casino Money Used For School Textbook Rentals
(FRENCH LICK) - Casino revenues are being used to cover the cost of students’ textbook rentals in Orange County.
Purdue Throws Party After Reaching Fund-Raising Goal
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Purdue University officials threw a half million dollar party for donors to celebrate the end of one-point-seven billion dollar, seven year fund-raising campaign.
IU Appoints Head Of International Affairs
(BLOOMINGTON) - Patrick O’Meara has been appointed to be vice president for international affairs at Indiana University.
Notre Dame Chooses New V.P. And Assoc. Provost
(SOUTH BEND) - The University of Notre Dame board of trustees has appointed Don Pope-Davis as the university’s next vice president and associate provost.
Purdue Students' Names Compromised
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Purdue University says 50 people may be at risk for identity theft after a web page containing information about them became available on the internet.
University Researchers Improve Medical Markers
(UNDATED) - Purdue University researchers have partnered with the Indiana University School of Medicine to develop a technique to provide a new approach to detecting genetic disorders in infants and young children.
I.U. School Employees Use Alleged Fake Diplomas
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University school officials are looking into allegations that two employees are not who they purport to be.
Purdue Professor Receives Honors
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - A Purdue University professor is scheduled to receive the National Medal of Technology from President George W. Bush in a White House ceremony next week.
Anderson School Dress Code Under Fire
(ANDERSON) - Two parents have filed a suit against Anderson Community Schools and the board of trustees alleging that the new school uniform policy denies students their constitutional rights.
Indiana University Starts Business Incubator
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University is opening an office to help move technology from the laboratory to the business community.
High School Students Study Motorsports
(TERRE HAUTE) - Dozens of middle and high school students are spending their summer studying motorsports at Indiana State University.
New President For Purdue University
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - The next chapter in Purdue’s history begins today.
High School Provides College Prep And Career Assistance
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The first school in the state to offer low-income students private education and professional job shares is set to open in Indianapolis.
Study Shows Indiana Charter Schools Behind Public Schools
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana’s publicly funded charter schools first opened five years ago, but debate over their performance continues.
Evansville School To Build Outdoor Classroom
(EVANSVILLE) - The University of Evansville plans to build an outdoor classroom for the school’s environmental studies program on eleven-hundred acres of land donated by Vectren Corporation.
I.U. Education School Receives Research Grant
(BLOOMINGTON) - A federal grant to the Indiana University School of Education will fund research into improving special education instruction, particularly addressing personnel preparation to help special educators meet the requirements of the “No Child Left Behind” law.
More Money For Education Programs, ISTA President Says
(UNDATED) - The state of Indiana needs to supply more money for education programs and that means more money for teachers.
IU's Provost Search Now Over
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University has picked the head of its honors college as IU’s first-ever provost, bringing an end to a stormy four-year search.
IU Professor To Head FTC Economic Bureau
(BLOOMINGTON) - An Indiana University professor has been named director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics.
IU's Big Red Computer Loses Top Ranking
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University can no longer boast about having the world’s fastest college computer.
Donation Includes Harp Played By Marie Antoinette
(BLOOMINGTON) - Six historic harps, including one that was reportedly plucked by Marie Antoinette, are now on display at Indiana University’s School of Music in Bloomington.
Funding Set For Full Day Kindergarten
(JASPER) - The state of Indiana is now offering a haphazard funding plan for local schools, which opt to offer students a full-day kindergarten program.
New Information On "Hoosier" Origin
(BLOOMINGTON) - For decades, Indiana historians have spent countless hours dissecting the meaning and origin of the word “Hoosier.”
Leak Forces Purdue Evacuation
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - A refrigerant leak led to an evacuation of the Birck Nanotechnology Center on the Purdue campus this morning.
McRobbie Becomes Newest I.U. President
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University officially has a new president.
Teachers Sue School System In Support Of Former Superintendent
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The seven-month battle between a Marion County school superintendent and the school board has sparked a second lawsuit.
NEA Meeting in Pennsylvania
(UNDATED) - Nearly 10,000 delegates are in Pennsylvania this week, where the National Education Association is holding its 145th annual meeting and marking the Association’s 150th anniversary.
Report Shows Pilot Error With I.U. Students Death
(BLOOMINGTON) - A federal investigation indicates that pilot error is behind a plane crash that killed five Indiana University students last year.
Purdue Grad Charged With Threat To President
(HAMMOND) - A Purdue University graduate student is guilty of threatening to kill President Bush.
School Treasurer Charged With Stealing School Funds
(NEW ALBANY) - A former small-town school treasurer is charged with stealing more than one million dollars from the school to cover her credit card debts.
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