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Muncie considers closing one high school
MUNCIE — The landscape of Muncie Community schools could look very different in the near feature. The district could move to one high school for grades 9-12, leaving two middle schools for grades 6-8. One of the current high schools could...
Robotics competition at Purdue challenges high schoolers
Competition at Purdue pits teams from Midwest high schools in robot ‘soccer’ WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Soccer-playing robots and day-glow wigs are the norm here. This is not a science fiction rock ‘n’ roll concert, but...
Looking for the next Curie
More than 700 young scientists competed this week in the 2010 Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair at the State Fairgrounds. Students in Grades 1-12 participated in the fair, which is organized and conducted by science faculty, staff...
Science fair winners to be named today
More than 700 young scientists are competing this week in the 2010 Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair. The event, which is free, began Tuesday and continues today in Centennial Hall at the northwest corner of the Indiana State...
Teachers are offered retirement incentives
Decatur Township Schools officials are hoping a retirement incentive package will save teachers’ jobs. Because of statewide budget cuts, the Southwestside district is looking to trim its general fund by $5.6 million. The district handed out 62...
Lawrence Township Schools' budget cuts protested
Lawrence Township must trim $8M; some at meeting say officials should ‘feel a little pain’ Dozens of parents and staff members spoke out Tuesday against Lawrence Township Schools’ plan to cut teachers, instructional assistants and...
Ball State's budget cuts win applause at forum
MUNCIE, Ind. — It’s not often that an employer gets applauded after announcing proposed budget cuts, but that’s what happened Tuesday at Ball State University. “I think we can live with it,” classics Professor Christine...
Pepsi to pull products from schools worldwide
NEW YORK — Pepsi plans to remove full-calorie, sugary drinks from schools around the world in the next two years. Company officials said today that the company will remove full-calorie, sweetened drinks from schools in more than 200 countries by...
Notre Dame commencement to honor poet
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame will give its most prestigious award to a former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts during the school’s May 16 commencement ceremony. The school says it will present Dana Gioia...
Purdue installs surveillance cameras
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is installing surveillance cameras on campus to increase safety and deter crime. Cameras are being placed at 54 sites, mostly parking garages, through May. Purdue Police Chief John Cox says he plans to have...
Pike School Board OKs school calendars
The Pike School Board passed calendars for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years Thursday evening, but without the flex days that had drawn opposition from teachers. The Pike Township Teachers Association had contended before the meeting that the...
11 school districts to have job fair April 8
This version corrects an error from today’s Indianapolis Star. Eleven Indianapolis-area school districts seeking to hire minority teachers will have a job fair on April 8 on the Eastside. The Marion County Coordinators of Integrated Education...
700 protest closure of Ft. Wayne high school
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Parents and students are protesting a plan for closing one of Fort Wayne’s six high school in a budget-cutting move. A crowd of some 700 people packed the Elmhurst High School auditorium for a hearing on the plan Wednesday night,...
Hazing in schools: Tell us your victim story
After allegations of hazing on the Carmel High School basketball team, schools around the area are abuzz with talk of hazing incidents. But experts say there’s nothing new about teams or groups using humiliation and degradation on members of their...
Purdue seeks moms for breast milk study
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University sociologist is recruiting Indiana mothers to take part in a study about breast milk pumping in the workplace. Associate professor of sociology Elizabeth Hoffmann is conducting a study on the issue to better...
Inactive grenade leads to student suspension
Milford — A Northern Indiana middle school student has been suspended after police say he took an inactive hand grenade to school. The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department says the 14-year-old boy had the device in his backpack when a...
Two-thirds of IU frat kicked out over hazing
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — About two-thirds of an Indiana University fraternity’s members have been kicked out after an investigation into hazing and alcohol violations. The national headquarters of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity says it is allowing fewer...
Are you a college dropout?
The Indianapolis Star wants to interview young adults who have dropped out of college recently as we report on a story about a new statewide and national push to keep more students on campus. Why do so many students fail to finish college? What...
New camera network will watch Purdue campus
Purdue University will soon be under the 24-hour eye of campus police. Surveillance cameras are being installed at 54 locations, mostly at parking garages, now through May as part of a plan to increase safety and crime prevention on campus....
Purdue researcher focuses on aging Rottweilers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University scientist plans a multistate trek to do research on aging that involves old Rottweiler dogs. Most scientists dedicated to discovering the biology behind aging study worms, flies and mice in cages. But...
Schools consider cuts totaling $7.4 million
Faced with a deficit, Lawrence Township Schools is considering $7.4 million in cuts for the 2010-11 school year. Cuts recommended Monday would come through the elimination of some positions, which could come through attrition, and replacement of...
400 at public forum on school budget cuts
About 400 community members attended a public forum Monday night to discuss ways to cut $4 million from Warren Township Schools’ budget for the next school year. The plan calls for closing two of the district’s 11 elementary schools....
North Central to alter Tuesday start time
Washington Township leaders hope more professional development time for teachers will lead to better results for students in the classroom. Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, during full weeks of school, North Central High School classes will...
Daniels: Courts shouldn't decide school funding
Lawmakers, not judges, should determine how much funding the state’s schools receive, Gov. Mitch Daniels said today. The governor’s remarks came in response to a question that sought his reaction to a lawsuit filed last week by a trio of...
State vows to proceed with education reforms
Indiana fails in its bid for $450M in federal grants Education leaders pledged Thursday to regroup and move forward with plans to reform Indiana schools even though the state was shut out of the running to split $4 billion in federal money. The...
HSE Latin students advance in quiz competition
Hamilton Southeastern High School’s Certamen team won top honors at invitational and is headed toward the state competition next week. The Hamilton Southeastern Certamen team took first place in the advanced division at the Indiana Certamen...
State loses out on fed education funds
Indiana is not among 15 states still in contention for more than $4 billion in federal “Race to the top” education funds, according to a video on the U.S. Department of Education’s Web site. The Indiana Department of Education confirmed that they had...
IPS staffers, parents sound off on cuts
Proposals to trim school police force, early arts education prove unpopular A group of 100 parents and Indianapolis Public Schools staffers raised concerns for two hours Tuesday at the district’s first public presentation of its budget cuts....
Ivy Tech will get badly needed parking and study space
More places to park, a bigger library and more room to stretch your brain. Those are the goals for Ivy Tech Community College, which hopes to solve a number of crowding issues by building a new facility at its bursting Indianapolis campus. Ground was...
Ivy Tech breaks ground on $10.4M building
It’s been more than two decades since dirt has been turned for a new building at Ivy Tech’s Indianapolis campus. All that changed today when Ivy Tech officials gathered under a tent at 27th and Illinois streets to break ground on a new...
