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Purdue Calumet’s Upward Bound program funded for 5 years by U.S. Dept. of Education
HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet’s Upward Bound program has received funding support for five additional years, thanks to a $2.73 million g…
Munster High School Student Receives $20,000 College Award
INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar presented Munster High School student Emily Milojkovitch with a four-year $20,000 college scholarship on S…
Rusty promotes Lake county 4-H Night
GARY | Rusty the RailCat, mascot of the Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball team, visited the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy to promote Lake Cou…
Barden Gary Foundation awards seven scholarships to Gary high school graduates
GARY│ The Barden Gary Foundation awarded seven high school graduates with scholarships at its sixth annual scholarship awards ceremony.
Aspire Charter Academy hosts high school, college night
GARY | Suzanna Clark and her daughter walked from table to table Wednesday, talking to charter high school and local college representatives a…
Lake Ridge expands New Tech to middle school
CALUMET TOWNSHIP | Lake Ridge Community Schools will expand its successful New Tech model at Calumet High School to the middle school this fal…
Calumet principal remains on probation
CALUMET TOWNSHIP | The principal of Calumet High School remains on suspension with pay.
Three charter school applicants withdraw applications
Three applicants for charter schools in Gary and Merrillville have withdrawn their applications before they could be considered for approval.
Gary/Chicago airport hosting IDHS District 1 Training through Tuesday
GARY | The Gary/Chicago Airport will be hosting an Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) District 1 training exercise, which began on…
Local High Schools and Colleges Recruit Aspire Charter Academy Students
GARY, | Aspire Charter Academy is hosting a High School and College Night on Wednesday, May 23, from 4-6 p.m. The event provides middle school…
Trine University Graduate Programs Open House
SCHERERVILLE | The Trine University Schererville Education Center is hosting a Graduate Program Informational Open House on June 14, 2012. Thi…
Program addresses alzheimer's concerns in minority community
GARY | The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter is offering a free program aimed at raising awareness and understanding about deali…
State board to hear proposals for 2 new Gary charter schools
GARY | The Indiana Charter School Board will host another hearing next week to give the public an opportunity to comment on two charter school…
IREAD tests students' skills
Most Northwest Indiana third-graders who took the state's mandatory IRead test performed well and will move on to fourth grade.
May 15, 2012 6:30 pm PhotosPhotos
TBLA holds Primary/Literacy Night
GARY | Thea Bowman Leadership Academy held Primary/Literacy Night in March. The kindergarteners kicked off the event with a song and dance rou…
Thea Bowman looks to the future
Members of the Drexel Foundation, which operates Thea Bowman Leadership Academy in Gary, said rumors that the group wants to split from Chicag…
May 13, 2012 8:45 pm PhotosPhotos
IUN graduates told to live out their legacy
GARY | More than 800 graduating students were welcomed into the family of Indiana University alumni Thursday.
May 10, 2012 8:45 pm PhotosPhotos
Mayor Freeman-Wilson serves as keynote to Student Leader Conference
GARY | On Friday, May 4, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson served as the keynote speaker at a student leader conference hosted by the Intra-City Stud…
May 10, 2012 1:31 am PhotosPhotos
Officials: Gary kindergartner cut another student on bus
GARY | A kindergartner cut another student Wednesday on a bus after school, Gary Community School Corp. officials said.
Highland students learn aviation history is close to home with Octave Chanute project
When Octave Chanute glided from the top of a dune on Miller Beach in 1896, he not only flew into aviation history, but also, in many ways, int…
May 06, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Healthy East Chicago honors 3 as pillars of the community
EAST CHICAGO | Three prominent East Chicagoans were named Pillars of the Community on Thursday.
Purdue Calumet TRIO event May 17 to assist disadvantaged students
HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet's federally-funded TRIO program is hosting Celebrate TRIO 2012, Thursday, May 17, to generate awareness an…
RSVP deadline for parent technology workshop is today
HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet's Educational Talent Search is sponsoring a technology workshop for parents interested in demystifying cur…
Lunch-and-learn event May 2 sponsored by NWI SBDC, Hammond INnovation Center
CROWN POINT | In today's economy, it's thought that loans for your business are hard to get. but if you know what the banks are looking for, y…
Vice President Biden's wife to visit Gary
GARY | Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joseph Biden, will visit this city's Ivy Tech Community College campus Monday afternoon as part of h…
New Gary charter school appeals to students who want a high school diploma
GARY | The principal of a new Gary charter school talked Thursday about what the school will offer to its students.
April 26, 2012 8:30 pm PhotosPhotos
Public hearing planned for charter schools in Lake County
The Indiana Charter School Board will host a meeting May 7 at Bethel Church in Crown Point to hear comments about three charter schools propos…
16 Purdue Calumet students to be inducted into engineering technology honor society
HAMMOND | Sixteen Purdue University students will be inducted into Tau Alpha Pi national honor society for engineering technology students.
Purdue Calumet residence hall earns ‘School of the Year’ honor at Indiana conference
HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet earned Indiana Residence Hall Organization (IRHO) School of the Year recognition at the recent 2012 IRHO c…
Highland fourth-grader battles autism with grace
In summer or winter, you might find Nathaniel Graegin in the backyard digging up dirt in search of bugs. The Highland 9-year-old likes beetles…
April 25, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Mosaic beckons middle school students
GARY | A new private school, geared to the middle grades, is opening up sites in Gary and Hammond. Mosaic Middle School will compete directly …
April 20, 2012 6:23 pm PhotosPhotos
Purdue Calumet engineering students 3rd in international NASA ‘Great Moonbuggy Race’
HUNTSVILLE | A team of Purdue University Calumet engineering students placed third-its best finish ever-in the College Division of the recent …
Purdue Master Gardener Help Line Open
CROWN POINT | The Purdue Extension-Lake County Master Gardener Help Line is in operation again for the gardening season, through September 28,…
A Student Report: Lorenzo Arredondo Justice Center
GARY | My experience at the East Chicago Justice Center was an educational one. I participated in a mock trial. I got to be the Defense Attorn…
Gary Life Education Initiative exposing students to careers
GARY | Gary Life Education Initiative Incorporated believes it is important for students to participate in effective learning engagement oppor…
Gary charter school files suit to use vacant district building
An attorney for LEAD College Preparatory Charter school in Gary filed a lawsuit Friday against the Gary Community School Corp. to force the di…
Hammond's Rollin' Hoosiers inspire East Chicago students while defeating varsity athletes
EAST CHICAGO | Inspiration came from non-traditional wheel-chair bound athletes last week, when they took on the varsity basketball team at Ea…
April 11, 2012 4:10 pm PhotosPhotos
State superintendent wants to discuss issues with Gary schools
Indiana's top educator sent a letter to the president of the Gary Community School Corp. Board outlining concerns in the district.
IUN Police Officer honored for Service Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
GARY | Indiana University Northwest Police Sgt. Wayne L. James was recently honored by his peers for service above and beyond the call of duty.
April 11 is extended deadline for HEF dinner; former PUC chancellor to speak
HAMMOND | The deadline has been extended to April 11 to make reservations to attend the Hammond Education Foundation's annual fundraising dinn…
Mayor Freeman-Wilson joins TBLA in recognizing Autism Awareness Month
GARY | Flanked by students and parents from the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy (TBLA) yesterday, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson proclaimed April A…
Parenting Awareness Month Indiana Fair offers fun for the whole family
GARY | Indiana Parenting Institute (IPI), the Gary South Shore RailCats, the National Hook-Up of Black Women, the City of Gary, and the Indian…
IDOE to get more federal dollars to turn around lowest-performing schools
The Indiana Department of Education will get another $9.3 million to help turn around the lowest-performing schools in the state.
West Gary Lighthouse Charter to correct problems noted in audit report
GARY | As with other charter schools in Northwest Indiana, the Indiana State Board of Accounts has taken exception to receipts issued by the W…
Company lays out Roosevelt turnaround plan
GARY | EdisonLearning Inc. unveiled an ambitious plan Thursday night to turn around academics at Roosevelt Career and Technical Academy, creat…
State auditors release Lake Ridge report
State auditors questioned credit card bills in Lake Ridge Schools in a report released March 26.
University Center scheduled for completion at end of April
PORTAGE | Several local universities are close to signing a lease in the region's newest building dedicated to higher education and job development.
March 29, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
State auditors review charter schools
Massachusetts-based Lighthouse Academies is correcting minor issues in documenting receipts noted in a recent Indiana State Board of Accounts …
Gary woman says son, 11, was bullied, beat up in school bathroom
GARY | A Gary mother contends her 11-year-old son has been bullied for three years and was beaten up in an elementary school bathroom last wee…
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