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IPS To Recruit Professionals For Teaching Roles
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A program that taps professionals to fill teacher shortages in key subject areas will expand next year from the Indianapolis public school system to include charter schools.
Fishers Teen To Compete On Jeopardy!
(FISHERS) - A Fishers high school senior has been picked to compete in the Jeopardy! annual teen tournament.
Deadlines Approaching For College Applications
(UNDATED) - It’s crunch time for Indiana seniors to get their college applications completed and sent.
IU To Assist In Climate Control Survey
(BLOOMINGTON) - The Indiana Geologic Survey, a research institute of Indiana University, says it will provide assistance on two government-supported climate control initiatives that could lead to future economic development in the state.
Ivy Tech Receives Transition Grant
(SOUTH BEND) - Help is on the way for Ivy Tech students in South Bend.
Purdue Sorority On Probation After Hazing
(LAFAYETTE) - A Purdue University sorority has been put on a yearlong probation for hazing.
Bible's "Star In The East" Discovered?
(SOUTH BEND) - A University of Notre Dame astrophysicist thinks he’s figured out the so-called “star in the East”’ that led the wise men to travel to Bethlehem 2,000 years ago.
Teaching Fellowship To Support Replacements Of Retiring Teachers
(UNDATED) - Indiana is the first state in the nation to launch the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship, supported by a 10 million dollar grant from the Lilly Endowment.
Expand Classes And Create New Community Links, Says New Martin University President
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A changing of the guard at Martin University.
Fellowship Will Improve Teacher Training And Recruitment
(UNDATED) - Governor Mitch Daniels today will help announce a new teaching fellowship program designed to improve teacher training and recruitment.
IPS "AVID" Program Gets Healthy Donation From Sallie Mae
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indianapolis Public Schools “AVID” academic enrichment program is now a bit richer with a $100,000 donation from the Sallie Mae Fund.
Valpo Chooses New President
(VALPARAISO) - Valparaiso University has picked its new president.
IU Studies First Gulf War And Healthcare
(INDIANAPOLIS) - An Indiana University study finds veterans of the first Gulf War didn’t go to the hospital any more often than soldiers who stayed home… but they were one-fourth more likely to go to the emergency room.
IUPUI Grants Assist Needy Students
(INDIANAPOLIS) - IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz has unveiled two new grants to help students in need.
IPS Dedicates Trucking School For Teens
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indianapolis Public Schools dedicated a new technical program for teens, the second of its kind in the nation.
Eco-15 To Link High Schools And College Campuses
(COLUMBUS) - 10 Southeast Indiana counties are launching a 38-million-dollar education program aimed at producing better-trained workers.
Lilly Endowment To Help Expand IU Music And Law Schools
(BLOOMINGTON) - The Lilly Endowment is giving 69 million dollars to Indiana University for the music and law schools.
ISTEP+ Plus Scores Rise From Last Year
(UNDATED) - The latest ISTEP+ scores are in and Indiana Department of Education officials are calling the results a step in the right direction.
New Evansville Superintendent Thinks Big
(EVANSVILLE) - A new high school and middle school and the closing of two schools. That’s the highlights of a strategic plan from the new Evansville community school superintendent.
Marion Teachers Union Disputes Health Insurance Plan
(MARION) - The teachers union in Marion has a big disagreement with city school officials over the price of health insurance.
IU Board Of Trustees To Look At Dorm Facelift
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University has unveiled a 113. 5 million, five-year plan to upgrade housing on the Bloomington campus.
Central Indiana Ivy Tech Schools Showing Growth
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Ivy Tech’s Central Indiana region is the ninth fastest-growing large community college in the country.
Sen. Lugar Honored By Marian College
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Marian College is renaming its global studies center for Indiana Senator Richard Lugar.
IUB Dorms To Get Facelifts
(BLOOMINGTON) - 2000 IU students are getting an upgrade.
IU To Focus On International Studies
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University’s new strategic plan calls for an increased focus on international commitments.
McRobbie Receives Honors From Austrailian Alma Mater
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University President Michael McRobbie will Monday receive an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of Queensland in Australia.
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