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Tip line for bullying, school safety concerns to launch in Indiana
Indiana will launch a $1 million tip line for schools statewide to monitor potential safety threats beginning next year. The tip line, announced by Gov. Mike Braun Friday, will provide around-the-clock monitoring at no cost to schools, which can opt to enroll in the program…
Purdue University expedition to look for Amelia Earhart’s plane begins this month
A long-planned Purdue University expedition to possibly solve a 90-year-old mystery will set sail next week. Purdue’s quest to find Amelia Earhart’s lost plane started in 2020, when satellite photos discovered the “Taraya Object,” believed to be the wreckage of the aircraft.…
Joint campus for state blind and deaf schools hits construction milestone
State leaders marked a significant milestone on Wednesday for the construction of the new co-location of Indiana’s School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The project has been in the works since 2019. Gov. Mike Braun and leaders from both schools…
Indiana’s private school voucher enrollment tops 80,500 students, costs half a billion dollars
More than 80,500 students participated in Indiana’s private school voucher program last school year, which provides public tax funds for families to help pay for private, parochial and nonreligious schools. A just released state report projects Indiana paid about $548 million for…