November 19, 2025
'It's a disaster.' How cuts undermine high-quality child care in Indiana
Over the last year, Indiana stopped giving new child care vouchers, slashed the number of spots in the state preschool program and cut how much it pays for care.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2025
Whitten asks faculty council for recommendation on free speech
Indiana University President Pamela Whitten is asking the University Faculty Council to recommend to her whether the university adopt certain principles on free speech.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2025
IPS board members float shrinking district's boundaries, but getting buy-in could be tricky
Reducing Indianapolis Public Schools to Center Township could mean that surrounding townships annex the parts of IPS that extend into the boundaries of five surrounding townships.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2025
USI Multicultural Center folded into new Student Life department in new 'realignment'
The University of Southern Indiana folded the offices of Student Affairs and the Center for Campus Life and Multicultural Center into one department named "Student Life." The Multicultural Center hosted events celebrating Martin Luther King Jr and educating visitors on Black History. There's no word on whether priorities of the Multicultural Center will live on in the Student Life department.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2025
IPS and charters are preparing for big changes. A new school rating system could be one of them
A system could highlight schools in need of intervention and provide important information to parents as they select schools for their children.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2025
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes — “Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice” — while the university investigates a complaint by a student against material she presented.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2025
Congressional report cites Purdue in push for tighter limits on Chinese students
A congressional report uses Purdue University as a case study to argue for tighter limits on Chinese students and academic partnerships, even as it praises the school’s research security policies.
Read MoreNovember 6, 2025
Rokita sues IPS for blocking ICE from schools. District says lawsuit is for 'political gain'
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sued Indianapolis Public Schools, claiming the district’s immigration-related policies violate state law and obstruct federal enforcement.
Read MoreNovember 5, 2025
3,000 Indiana students repeat third grade under new literacy law
About 3,000 Indiana third graders are repeating the grade this year under a new state law that requires students to pass the IREAD test or qualify for an exemption to advance.
Read MoreNovember 4, 2025
Avon voters approve school tax renewal despite Beckwith opposition
Indiana voters approved five of six school tax referendums in Nov. 4 special elections.
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