Two Marshall County Students Get Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarships

Two hundred future Indiana teachers will get some help paying for college. The Next Generation Hoosier Educators scholarship provides up to $7,500 a year for students who commit to teaching in Indiana for at least five years after graduation. Among the recipients locally were Hadassah Chupp of Triton Junior-Senior High School and Grant Kauffman of Bremen High School.

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Indiana FAFSA Deadline Extended

Students who missed Indiana’s FAFSA filing deadline this week have another chance to qualify for the 21st Century Scholarship and the Frank O’Bannon Grant. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has extended the deadline to turn in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2020-2021 school year.

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STEM Teacher Training Grants Available from Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Organizations working to help train teachers in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields can apply for a share of nearly $10 million from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The goal of the state’s STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund is to prepare and retain educators in Indiana public schools where there are shortages of STEM teachers.  Continue reading →

More High School Graduates Prepared for College, According to Commission for Higher Education

More Indiana high school graduates are prepared for college, but the Indiana Commission for Higher Education says there’s still more work to be done. State officials say in spite of recent improvements, nearly a fifth of recent high school graduates are still not ready to take college courses that count toward their degrees. That’s particularly true in the area of math. Continue reading →