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What the Murrow Awards Mean
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (201+ words) The awards recognized the Rush to Kill bonus episode and Red, White, and Righteous, Indiana Public Media's digital investigative reporting series. As regional winners, both entries now advance to national competition. The Murrow Awards recognize excellence in journalism, but excellence…...
The economy means it's hard for teens to find jobs this summer
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (336+ words) It will be more difficult for Hoosier teens to find summer jobs this year. According to a report from the'Bureau of Labor Statistics'(BLS) there are about 294, 000 fewer jobs available for teens nationally this year than in 2025. Andrew Butters, associate…...
IU East set to launch public charter school, local superintendent raises concerns
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (478+ words) A public "microschool" launching this fall at Indiana University East will hurt public school corporations, the superintendent of Centerville-Abington Community Schools said. Mike Mc Coy, superintendent of the Wayne County district, said losing even 50 students could mean a loss of…...
Meta starts data center workforce development program in Indiana
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (195+ words) Indianapolis is among four locations for Meta's new workforce development program, which trains workers to build its data centers. Meta invested $115 million to create America's Workforce Academy, a fast-track program for skilled trades. Graduates are guaranteed a job at one…...
What does the future hold for graduating high schoolers?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (237+ words) Last weekend, high school seniors across the state walked across the stage for graduation. The class of 2026 grew up in a world of social media and lived through the COVID-19 emergency as middle schoolers, which shut down schools for a…...
MCCSC eliminates middle school Chinese language instruction with a well-regarded teacher's layoff
1+ week, 4+ day ago (384+ words) The Monroe County Community School Corporation will no longer be offering Chinese at its middle schools after laying off a Chinese teacher." MCCSC started offering Chinese classes in 2013. Documentsfrom a recent board meetingshowed Hongzhi Wang, who had taught Chinese at…...
IU in DC: New "Capital Campus" launches
1+ week, 4+ day ago (154+ words) Indiana University launched what it's calling the Capital Campus in Washington, D. C. , on Tuesday night with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at IU's eight-story building on Massachusetts Avenue. The university said the campus will be a centralized location for academic programs, alumni functions…...
MCCSC considers serving kids whole milk following new USDA regulations
1+ week, 5+ day ago (413+ words) The Monroe County Community School Corporation is still deciding whether to serve whole milk and two percent milk now that the U. S. Department of Agriculture allows it." The Whole Milk for Healthy"Kids"Act"permits"schools to serve whole milk across…...
Luddy School adds to IU's layoffs, eliminating six positions
2+ week, 2+ day ago (151+ words) There were six layoffs today at Indiana University's Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, according to an email from the dean shared with WFIU/WTIU News. Dean Joanna Millunchick said in the email that the school is being restructured....
Affordable or not, IU's Beverly apartments close to opening
2+ week, 2+ day ago (263+ words) The IU Board of Trustees'approved the project in 2023, with construction'having started'in 2024.'The apartments are built at the former site of the Poplars Building'on'Seventh Street.'The project is privately financed by Buckingham Companies, developer and management firm for the apartments, on…...