The Indianapolis Star – Timothy L. Ogle

“Our award-winning district in Avon has experienced unprecedented success while maintaining financial stability. This is the result of years of dedicated professionals, supportive parents and strong school leaders. With the start of the 2010-11 school year, never before have we as a community faced such challenges.”(more)

Associated Press (Indianapolis Star) – Staff Writer

“BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University is hosting its biggest crowd of international students this year.
University officials say a record of nearly 1,500 students from abroad are enrolled this year.”(more)

Indianapolis Star – Staff Writer

“The Herald-Times of Bloomington reports that enrollment officials across the state say hundreds of hours of staff time were wasted sorting through applications and trying to follow up with students who never had any intention of attending college.”(more)

Indianapolis Star – Andy Gammill

“By the end of her freshman year, Lauren Stephens had tapped out North Central High School’s math curriculum. After she took Advanced Placement calculus that year (and earned a 5, the top score, on the AP test), the school had nothing else to feed her appetite for advanced math.”(more)

The Associated Press (Education Week) – Staff Writer

“Three Indiana universities are planning programs that will bring new business-style training to principals in public schools.”(more)

Indianapolis Star – Andy Gammill

“Dozens of teachers and school administrators showed up Friday at the Indiana Department of Education to offer their evaluation of a new plan to issue letter grades for their schools. Their consensus: The proposal deserves an F.”(more)

Outside the Box – Juliann Talkington

“Why is there so much concern about evaluating schools based on performance? Don’t parents deserve to know how their child’s school is performing? The State of Florida has a similar system.”

The Indianapolis Star – Dan McFeely

“Gov. Mitch Daniels called on Indiana’s colleges and universities to give Hoosiers the chance to push “fast-forward” on their college careers with the option of earning a bachelor’s degree in just three years.”(more)

Indianapolis Star – Andy Gammill

“Relations between the state Department of Education and the state’s two teachers unions have never been cozy, but they have been cordial. These days, a better characterization would be outright war.”(more)

Indianapolis Star – Eric Weddle

“WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The amount of money Purdue University spends on scholarships is coming under scrutiny as campus leaders look for ways to close a projected $67 million funding gap.”(more)

Indianapolis Star – Dan McFeely

“University officials said their institutions are dramatically curbing repairs and maintenance, changing class sizes and availability, and becoming more energy-efficient in anticipation of the expected 5.2 percent cut for the next school year and the potential for greater cuts in the future.”(more)