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School construction going strong in Tippecanoe County
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Jackson County Learning Center offering the public a sneak peek
20,000-square-foot facility will contain state-of-the-art technology for distance learning and training classes
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Squabble begins over Purdue's coal-fired plant
Friday, July 30, 2010
EDITORIAL: Size up college aid
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Evansville, Vanderburgh County budget proposals include freeze on pay raises
Purchasing department now buys supplies for city, county, local schools and several other entities to save money
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Children living below poverty level in Lake County put at 25 percent
Low birthweight is especially a concern for the Indiana Youth Institute
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Anderson Community Schools recalls 46 teachers
Layoff list drops to 117 teachers out of work
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tippecanoe Valley School Board OKs salary freeze
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
$6.6 million federal grant will help fund expansion at Crane facility
60,000-square-foot, two-story conference center and business incubator planned
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
11 more teachers called back from RIF list at Monroe County schools
Resignations, etc., allow system to recall more laid-off teachers; no positions restored
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Mind Trust education fund launches national network
Monday, July 26, 2010
EDITORIAL: Put schools on state insurance plan
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Dual credits encourage students on path to higher education
Sunday, July 25, 2010
EDITORIAL: Early start is key to children's school success
Sunday, July 25, 2010
EDITORIAL: State plan skips early learners
Sunday, July 25, 2010
IU creates partnership to offer IT training to alumni, groups
Sunday, July 25, 2010
South Madison gets 110 Anderson students
Transfers account for 2 percent jump in enrollment
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Schools nix tuition in light of tax change
All hope to attract more students, and more state money
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Ball State trustees OK 2010-2011 budget of $305 million
Plan $22 million for renovations to College of Architecture and Planning
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Lake Central School Board rescinds bus fees
Friday, July 23, 2010
Hancock County officials remain uncertain about funding post-high school education
Education alliance is asking both the city and county for extended support that could amount to millions of dollars
Friday, July 23, 2010
Grafs donate $1 million to create endowed chair at IU's Kelley School
Family’s gift to fund professorship at business school
Friday, July 23, 2010
Changes in education for adults bring more access for Hoosiers
Oversight moves from Department of Education to Department of Workforce Development
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
EDITORIAL: Preschool education in Indiana
Only 20 percent of preschool-age children attend public preschool programs
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Grant funds program for reducing recidivism in Elkhart County
The target is to successfully reintegrate all former adult offenders into the community
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Purdue cuts so far in 2010 total 29 employees
Monday, July 19, 2010
Indiana Tech consolidates Lake County locations in larger Munster facility
Monday, July 19, 2010
Gary has history of swinging for the fences
"A series of incredible plans and unrealistic expectations ... regrettably, that appears to describe repeated efforts to revitalize and regenerate the city"
Monday, July 19, 2010
OPINION: Is suburbia the root of all evil?
Eye on the pie
Monday, July 19, 2010
Northwest Indiana area universities may team up on learning center
Ivy Tech, Purdue, Indiana, Valparaiso talking about each offering programs
Monday, July 19, 2010
Completing college not Northwest Indiana's strong suit
Six-year graduation rates are way below 50 percent
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Emerging careers blowing in the wind
Sunday, July 18, 2010
OPINION: Parties will seize both sides of Indiana budget cuts
The question is whether a strategy that involves challenging Daniels' fiscal integrity is one that can win
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Major Bloomington developer decries proposed comprehensive land-use plan
Murphy says proposal discourages growth, economic development
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Shelbyville, county ponder how to spend millions for economic development
Commit $2.3 million for a horse hospital that Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine would like to build
Saturday, July 17, 2010
International students surging into Purdue
Saturday, July 17, 2010
In the black: Indiana $830 million surplus comes at cost
But future fiscal concerns remain
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Fort Wayne colleges push for nursing diversity
The 83 percent of nurses who are white far exceeds their population representation – 66 percent
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Monroe County OKs 4 businesses to apply for stimulus-backed bonds
No county money involved in the process
Saturday, July 17, 2010
State renews Purdue coal plant permit; appeal could change outcome
Friday, July 16, 2010
Extra funding for schools denied as state revenues didn't meet 'trigger point'
Friday, July 16, 2010
Dubois County could get Ivy Tech branch
Friday, July 16, 2010
Greenfield City Council OKs $65,000 to go toward community education facility
Hancock County Council wants public meeting on request for $135,000
Friday, July 16, 2010
State revenue $957 million short for budget year than ended June 30, 2010
Indiana has spent a significant portion of the $1.3 billion it had in reserve in July 2009 to minimize spending cuts
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Purdue freshman class larger than last year
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Hancock County Education Alliance hopes for share of proposed EDIT increase
The county government has not spent any of its previous $900,000 allocation
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Medora schools superintendent to ignore state suggestions for further cuts
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Indiana AG warns of consequences if public schools charge for bus transportation
Different that book rental or technology fees which General Assembly has authorized, Zoeller says
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
College new to Fort Wayne begins enrollment
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Indiana virtual school to enroll students in grades 1-8
Charter school, which is funded via state education dollars, will serve some 280 students
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Bidders make offers on only 6 of 11 vacant Gary school buildings
Company plans to hire 48 workers to make concrete blocks in one
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Greenfield-Central recalls 5 teachers; administrators' pay reduced
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Anderson Community Schools board votes again to approve referendum
County Council indecision forces new vote
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Ivy Tech students navigating perils of credit acceptance
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Mishawaka parks taking elementary school sports programs that were cut
Will operate with volunteer coaches
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
State insurance wouldn't mean savings for all local schools
A Henry County district recently switched to state health insurance to save money, but others wouldn't see the same result
Monday, July 12, 2010
OPINION: State report holds lesson for Daniels, teachers
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Purdue trustees approve new dorm, appointments
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Purdue starts hiring again, cautiously
294 positions have been on hold for varying periods of time between February and June, contributing to $7.5 million in nonrecurring general fund saving
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Trustees OK $144 million budget for Indiana State University for 2010-11
Represents 0.3 percent increase over last year
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Indiana spends 5 percent less on teaching than the national average
58% spent on student instruction
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Fayette County community focusing on school drop outs
Friday, July 09, 2010
Union School Corp. backs away from consolidation talks
Randolph Southern board votes to combine corporations, but Modoc board members want more information
Friday, July 09, 2010
Howard County schools say state health plan costs more than what they pay
Local superintendent says any cost savings comes in shifting costs to employees
Friday, July 09, 2010
Howard County schools say state health plan costs more than what they pay
Local superintendent says any cost savings comes in shifting costs to employees
Friday, July 09, 2010
Ring in new era: ISU removing dorm room phone service
Friday, July 09, 2010
Notre Dame gives $500,000 to local communities
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Mount Vernon schools will seek $1 million in November referendum
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Southern Hancock School Board members vote to let voters decide on property tax hike
Seek to raise $1.5 million
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Spending for building projects at Purdue Calumet and levees in Lake County OK'd
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Insurance change could save Indiana schools and universities $454 million yearly
With 297 schools and universities currently offering 321 different medical insurance plans, schools are missing out on savings that come from being part of a larger purchasing cooperative
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Hobart raises school bus fees; athletics and performing arts face charges
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Guard unit trains at Purdue to aid farmers in Afghanistan
Receiving training not in rules of engagement, but rather nutrition, soil quality and fertilizers, managing pests and livestock
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
3,000 children in 4 South Central Indiana counties getting $100 for school supplies
New initiative for Brown, Monroe, Morgan and Owen counties
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
EcO15 aims at manufacturing, health care, tourism in 10 SE Indiana counties
Monday, July 05, 2010
Enroll early, colleges advise
Monday, July 05, 2010
Indiana State's new student orientation up 44 percent
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Anderson Community Schools looks ahead in bid to retain students
As hundreds prepare to transfer, schools play up their assets
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Ivy Tech expansion stalls in Batesville
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Vigo County school employees on 4-day work week to save money
Friday, July 02, 2010
Advocates for librarians lament strategy schools used in making budget cuts
As many as 80 positions have been cut in Indiana
Friday, July 02, 2010






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