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Physical Education: The real stories

Chris Hopper — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:47:53 GMT

Imagine sending your child to their own personal hell each and everyday. That's the reality thousands of parents face, simply by sending their child to school.

IPFW offers reward for bomb threat info

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:04:34 GMT

IPFW is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual who called in a bomb threat to the university earlier this week.

Lugar creates new award for educators

Mark Mellinger — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:36:46 GMT

Education Patriot Award is joint effort with Indiana Dept. of Education to honor innovative solutions to educational challenges.

Physical Education: A growing problem

Chris Hopper — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:38:45 GMT

Half of Indiana's students wake up each morning in fear of something for which no amount of studying can prepare them. Bullying and violence affect their daily lives, and more importantly, impact their future.

Voters opposing schools in tax votes

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:23:02 GMT

Indiana voters seem willing to pay more in property taxes to help school districts cover operating costs.

Parkview campus to be home to a college

Matt McCutcheon — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:44:20 GMT

Despite a bad economy, a local university is growing. Manchester College will open its first School of Pharmacy in Fort Wayne in an area that’s about to experience a major loss.

Southern Wells referendum passes

Mark Mellinger — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:39:13 GMT

School district will get extra money to help stave off job cuts.

Robert Gates to speak at IU Graduation

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:04:20 GMT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates will present the commencement address at Indiana University Bloomington's 2009 Winter Commencement, Dec. 19, at Assembly Hall.

Ball State to go geothermal

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:59:38 GMT

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $6.3 million to two Indiana colleges to install environmentally friendly geothermal energy systems.

No recommendation on school start dates

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:30:19 GMT

A legislative study committee that considered pushing back school start dates has decided to return the issue to the General Assembly without making any recommendations to lawmakers.

PU program to help rebuild Afghanistan

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:21:52 GMT

Purdue University is working to boost education and training in Afghanistan by sending faculty to the war-torn country and bringing Afghan scholars to Indiana.

School shuts down due to illness

Drew Blair — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:59:13 GMT

A Fort Wayne school is closed for the remainder of the week due to a large number of illnesses.

SACS adds vacation days to calendar

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:24:51 GMT

Starting next school year, Southwest Allen students will get two extra vacation days.

SACS releases drug survey results

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:13:07 GMT

School leaders say drug and alcohol use is down, but there are still a couple of areas of concern.

Area's 1st pharmacy school to open

Drew Blair — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:18:57 GMT

Manchester College is making history with the announcement of a new educational program that will be the first of its kind in northern Indiana.

Notre Dame president gets 2nd term

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:15:36 GMT

The Rev. John I. Jenkins, who came under fire for inviting President Barack Obama to the University of Notre Dame campus, has been re-elected to a second five-year term as president of the school.

Schools report abnormal absences

Drew Blair — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:33:15 GMT

More students are staying home sick from school than normal. That's according to many local school districts.

Educational Review Team worries some

Chris Hopper — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:39:37 GMT

An Education Review Team spent some time at a couple of Fort Wayne High Schools last week. Now people are concerned about what that visit means for the future. NewsChannel 15 dug deeper to get the answers.

IU prof. 1st woman to win Econ. Nobel

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:18:18 GMT

Indiana University professor Elinor Ostrom has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday

Local radio station in hot water

Matt McCutcheon — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:50:11 GMT

A local radio station is in hot water with the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC. What happens as a result could have an impact on education.

FWCS parent-teacher conferences back

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:46:10 GMT

Parent-teacher conferences are back on the calendar for Fort Wayne Community Schools.

PU scientist shows off oil-free fryer

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:25:36 GMT

A Purdue University scientist says his radiant fryer can "fry" foods without using additional cooking oil to finish the cooking process.

School start date debated

Chris Hopper — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:44:17 GMT

A group of parents and tourism lobbyists is urging state lawmakers to push back the start of school in Indiana.

CDC issues fruits and vegetables report

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:06:21 GMT

Less than 10 percent of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called "poor" in a report Tuesday.

St. Francis adds business school

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:53:17 GMT

The University of Saint Francis has announced the creation of a new business school. The Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership will offer students a business education combined with real life experience.

ISTEP scores for FWCS

Chris Hopper — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:10:07 GMT

The results of the Spring ISTEP test have been released. Wednesday morning Fort Wayne Community Schools held a press conference to talk about the numbers.

FWCS respond to ISTEP+ results

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:47:10 GMT

The Fort Wayne Community School District has issued a statement regarding ISTEP+ test results.

ISTEP+ scores released

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:13:47 GMT

About 70 percent of Indiana's students passed state exams, which were given this spring for the first time in years.

IPFW enrollment soars

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:14:28 GMT

Nearly 14,000 students are enrolled at IPFW for the fall session. The record number is an increase of more than 10 percent from last year's enrollment.

Purdue partially offsets tuition hikes

Mark Mellinger — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:33:50 GMT

School will increase financial aid and use stimulus money to create rebate.