INDIANAPOLIS–Butler University is starting what’s called Butler Overseas in 2027, a program allowing students to earn a bachelor’s degree while studying on six continents in three years. Leaders of the program say it will prepare future leaders to address issues like climate change and sustainability. It will include 30-40 first-year students choosing between two academic […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked Creek, a facility on the northwest side of Indianapolis that has been in service for 41 years, is set to temporarily close its doors on August 15th. The center, at 71st and Michigan Road, announced its temporary closure due to financial difficulties, including overstaffing and […]
LAWRENCE, Ind.–Literacy and student attendance are two things the Metropolitan Lawrence Township School Superintendent Dr. Shawn Smith says they’ll be focusing on during this 2025-26 school year. The first day of school for Metropolitan Lawrence Township School students is Wednesday August 6. “Literacy remains a foundational priority. Through targeted initiatives and early interventions, we are […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Wednesday said plans to gut her department won’t harm students who need civil rights representation. McMahon’s comments came two days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s order that blocked a plan to fire roughly 1,400 people from the U.S. Department of Education. […]
INDIANAPOLIS— High school seniors looking for a college close to home may be interested in one of the new degrees just approved by the Indiana University Board of Trustees. At its June meeting, the IU Board of Trustees approved seven new degrees, including two in the emerging areas of biomedical sciences and engineering. The new […]
 BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–Gov. Mike Braun on Monday afternoon announced appointments to the Indiana University Board of Trustees as the Indiana University’s website only showed six trustees. Missing from that website were the three trustees who’d alumni had elected. In the final minutes of the 2025 legislative session in April, Indiana lawmakers added a provision to […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind.–The investigators appointed to look into accusations of grade changing in South Bend Schools appear to have found evidence that it has been happening. At Monday’s school board meeting the investigators presented their findings. “There has been a changing in grades or credit given that is unlawful because certain individuals may have benefitted […]
STATEWIDE–The Educational Service Centers of Indiana has a new partnership with MagicSchool AI. That’s an AI platform being used in K-12 education and it’s already serving more than 31,000 educators in Indiana. Darlene Kennedy, Director of Technology Integration at Northern Indiana Educational Services Center, says this is helping both students and teachers be more efficient […]
MUNCIE, Ind.–Ball State University has put an end to all DEI programs. The university’s president, Geoffrey Mearns, said in a video and a press release that the university is putting an end to any discriminatory programs, to be in compliance with the Trump administration and the president’s executive orders. “Over the past 12 weeks, we […]
PLAINFIELD, Ind.–The Plainfield Community School Board voted to eliminate gender identity Thursday as a protected class of students under the non-discrimination policy, sparking disagreement among parents and students. Parents of transgender children shared stories of discrimination and mistreatment in schools, while current and former students expressed fear and disappointment over the decision. “These students want […]
INDIANAPOLIS–You won’t miss it, is the message from Indiana Atty. Gen. Todd Rokita, talking about the possibility that the federal Dept. of Education will be dismantled by the Trump administration and Congress. Rokita was dismissive of the DOE’s impact since its inception in 1979 under Pres. Jimmy Carter, in an interview Friday on WIBC’s Hammer […]
WASHINGTON–Indiana Republican Senator Jim Banks said Wednesday that he wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education and send the money back to the states. It was announced on Tuesday that half the staff at the U.S. Department of Education was being cut. Banks spoke to Fox News Wednesday morning. “I guess you could say […]
