With a new school year comes new rules about cell phones in classrooms, a new pilot program for shorter but more frequent state testing, and a new policy on holding back students who can’t read based on third grade reading exams.... Read More
The full settlement agreement of antitrust lawsuits involving the NCAA and college sports' wealthiest conferences is expected to be filed with a federal court by the end of the week, an attorney for the defendants told The Associated Press on Tuesday.... Read More
The VU Design and Innovation Training Studio, located inside the Summers Center on the VU campus, is part of a statewide network of studios meant to introduce K-12 students to available career opportunities and the skills they need in advanced manufacturing.... Read More
As state education officials pump the brakes on a plan to overhaul Indiana’s high school diplomas, concerns from Hoosier teachers, students and families are mounting over the proposed graduation requirements.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. to enable the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art continue to deepen engagement and scholarship on religion, spirituality and faith.... Read More
Purdue was given a Guinness World Record for smallest drum, which is smaller than the width of a human hair. The drum was made to test a new 3D printer.... Read More
The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana has received $963,000 in federal funding to support upgrades to its mission control simulator. Our partners at Lakeshore Public Media report the funding will allow the center to enhance its simulator with...... Read More
A police officer with nearly 15 years of experience at a public university has been hired as the first deputy superintendent and chief law enforcement officer of Indiana University’s public safety department. Anthony Williams will begin his new role Aug. 1. ... Read More
Only a quarter of Hoosier high schoolers who took the SAT during the last academic year earned college-ready scores in both reading and math, according to newly released results. The new test results were released Wednesday by the State Board of Education.... Read More
More than a dozen Indiana higher education institutions are included in the 2024-25 Global University Visibility ranking from research firm American Caldwell. The ranking determines the most visible university brands by using a variety of metrics.... Read More
Indiana University is expanding its Groups Scholars Program to its Indianapolis campus—in an effort to support students who have traditionally been underrepresented in higher education. The program supports first-generation college students and...... Read More
New state standardized test results show stagnant progress among Hoosier students in grades 3-8, signaling a continued struggle to reverse widespread learning loss following the COVID-19 pandemic. New ILEARN scores show 41% of Indiana students who...... Read More
Ball State University has announced it will now offer a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science, which it says is the only comprehensive forensic science program in the state. The new degree program will provide students with...... Read More
Ben Boruff has been teaching for 11 years, five of those at Munster High School. He founded and edits Perspicacity Magazine, an online literary journal featuring the work of high schoolers across Indiana. In a recent interview with Chalkbeat...... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College has appointed Patrick Englert as the new chancellor of the South Bend-Elkhart campus, effective immediately. Englert has served as interim chancellor since March 2024 and was selected after a national search.... Read More
The Physical Therapy Laboratory at Union Hospital in Terre Haute has a new tool to help rehab patients re-learn how to get in and out of a car. The new car simulator helps patients practice getting in and out of a car after any mobility challenge.... Read More
State and corporate leaders believe a tech park taking shape on the western edge of downtown could be a launchpad for health sciences innovation and commercialization as part of the state’s ambitious economic development portfolio.... Read More
Marian University has received a $29 million donation from Julie Wood—on behalf of the Tom & Julie Wood Family Foundation—to support the university's College of Osteopathic Medicine. The donation is the largest individual gift in Marian's history.... Read More
The court, in the latest challenge to the NCAA's long-held notion of “amateurism” in college sports, said that a test should be developed to differentiate between students who play college sports for fun and those whose effort “crosses the legal line into work."... Read More
The Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center has received $1.49 million in federal funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to be distributed over the next three years to continue the Indiana SANE Training Project.... Read More
