IPS to expand staff use of AI in pilot program; school board to consider draft policy
The district will launch a second phase of its pilot AI program this upcoming school year.
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Purdue supplements construction management curriculum with hands-on training
In Indianapolis, students will be working with a construction company while they attend classes. Companies will assign students a mentor and will move them on-site, once they are ready.
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Marian University seeks rezoning of former hospital complex, plans educational district
A state filing indicates as much as $154 million could be invested in the Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital property in coming years by Marian University and other entities.
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Advanced manufacturing training program is evolving to better prep workers for Industry 4.0
Conexus wants to move its Catapult programming on-site with manufacturers that want to hire Catapult graduates. And it plans to reduce its own role in the program.
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IBJ Podcast: Tech founder on building teams, loving pivots, fostering startup hustle in high schools
Scott Lingle, the co-founder of fast-growing Remodel Health, took a big leap at an age when most folks are getting more conservative. Now he’s helping hundreds of local high schoolers learn to launch businesses.
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Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana to merge with Illinois counterpart
The combined nonprofit will operate in 40 Indiana counties and 21 central Illinois counties, serving tens of thousands of people.
Indiana slashes number of children in state preschool program
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, which manages the program, said cuts were necessary because former Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration had grown the program without a sustainable funding source.
Former Indiana virtual charter school official to plead guilty in $44M fraud case
Percy Clark, 82, of Carmel, who helped oversee Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy, admitted to participating in a plan to inflate student enrollment numbers to obtain tens of millions of dollars in state education funding.
Indiana unveils first draft of overhauled school accountability system to replace A-F grades
The proposal, shared at the Indiana State Board of Education’s June meeting, outlines a point-based system designed to measure a broader range of student outcomes.
Former Anderson University president joins Church Church Hittle + Antrim
Before leading Anderson University, John Pistole served as administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and spent 26 years with the FBI.
Jim Bopp, Sage Steele picked by Braun to join IU’s board of trustees
The appointments, effective immediately, come shortly after Braun removed two other members.
Indiana high schools moving closer to FAFSA completion target
Higher education officials say the 2025-2026 cycle for Free Application for Federal Student Aid has progressed much smoother than last year’s.
Secretary of State Rubio says United States will begin revoking visas of Chinese students
China is the second-largest country of origin for international students in the United States, behind only India.
IPS announces public meetings to collect input on legislative session
The district said in a press release on Friday that the meetings will collect insight that will inform how the district will engage with the newly created Indianapolis Local Education Alliance.
United States blocked from revoking visa status of foreign students
The ruling prohibits the administration from canceling the legal status of international students without doing an individualized review and following the criteria laid out in federal regulations.
Colleges revamp career services to address Gen Z’s work-life expectations
Recent college graduates are starting careers at a time of sharp generational disconnect over how the workplace should operate and how younger employees should inhabit it.
Funding for workforce training, manufacturing readiness and flight incentives in limbo after state budget cuts
Business leaders are encouraging state commerce officials to retain the programs that have led to what they say has been a “strong ROI” in the past.
State charter board OKs merger of 2 Indianapolis schools, backs new microschool network
Leaders hope the merger of Ace Prep and Circle City Prep will bring financial stability to a small school with a strong academic track record.
New lawsuit filed against former IPS teacher accused of encouraging ‘fight club’ in classroom
The new suit from the parent of a 6-year-old accuses the former teacher of encouraging and recording videos of students fighting or being beaten by other students.
Under new law, state needs to create high school workforce credential framework
The measure builds on recent education efforts to “reinvent high school,” meaning a curricular change to create additional high school credit pathways in addition to college prep.
Supreme Court seems open to allowing religious public schools
Supporters say denying full public funding to religious public charter schools amounts to anti-religious discrimination since states allow full taxpayer funding to other types of charter schools.
Federal judge tosses lawsuit brought by ex-college basketball players against NCAA
The lawsuit, which included 16 total players who played before June 16, 2016, claimed that the NCAA had enriched itself by utilizing their names, images and likenesses to promote its men’s basketball tournament.
Former Center Grove superintendent’s ‘abuse of power’ led to misuse of public funds, district says
Former Center Grove Superintendent Rich Arkanoff abruptly retired days after Center Grove Community Schools officials discovered discrepancies during an internal review, according to the state report.
Charter schools score big funding wins, including new property tax sharing law
Most funding increases for Indiana charter schools won’t take place until 2028, when state law mandates that districts must begin sharing property taxes used for operating expenses.