Articles tagged as: students
May 9, 2025
As Indiana's need for skilled workers persists, two sisters showcase trades to middle schoolers
Indiana is facing a declining labor force participation rate and shortage of skilled workers across industries like health care, advanced manufacturing and transportation. That's according to a report co-released by Ivy Tech Community College.
Read MoreMarch 5, 2025
Purdue student organizes petition against DEI legislation
One Indiana college student started a petition to fight back against anti-DEI legislation that’s making its way through the statehouse.
Read MoreJuly 18, 2024
Scholar support program expands to IU Indianapolis, helps first-gen underrepresented students
Indiana University Indianapolis announced this week it will bring the Groups Scholars Program to its campus next year. The program provides academic, financial and social support to first-generation and underrepresented college students to help them obtain a bachelor’s degree.
Read MoreDecember 11, 2023
'The perfect match': College students with physical disabilities earn internships with Fehribach Center
The program has expanded to 36 colleges, and it found a new home in Eskenazi Health. Employers including Eli Lilly, the Indiana Pacers and the Indianapolis Children’s Museum have taken on interns.
Read MoreJune 16, 2023
Studies on students experiencing homelessness show gaps in funding
Two studies released by the Learning Policy Institute show schools around the country struggle to provide resources for students experiencing homelessness. In Indiana, that means a lack of funding leaves many schools without the means to help some of their most vulnerable students.
Read MoreJune 7, 2023
Indiana parents are kept in the dark as schools isolate and restrain kids thousands of times
Students in Indiana are secluded and restrained thousands of times each year, according to data provided by the Indiana Department of Education. But a lack of transparency — in both general education and special education environments — means parents aren’t aware of the extent to which these interventions are used in schools.
Read MoreJune 6, 2023
Indiana isn’t holding schools accountable for forcibly isolating and restraining students
Indiana lawmakers approved legislation a decade ago that was intended to regulate and curb the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. But a lack of oversight from the Indiana Department of Education means it’s unclear whether the law has had its intended effect.
Read MoreMarch 31, 2022
IPS is building a new carpentry partnership to connect students to future jobs
The new State Earn and Learn partnership between Indianapolis Public Schools, Pepper Construction and the Indiana Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters will allow an Arsenal Technical High schooler an opportunity to earn an entry-level carpentry certification.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2022
Indiana creates grant program to usher students into career pathways
The Indiana Department of Education is offering money to schools, nonprofits and employers to help shepherd students into high-wage careers. The state is calling it the Explore, Engage, and Experience grant.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2022
‘Everything on the table’ as IPS addresses enrollment decline and too many schools
Indianapolis Public Schools has too few students for the number of buildings in the district. A dozen of those facilities in use are in poor or worse condition and it could take nearly $500 million to fix them.
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