Fewer grads enrolling in college
Statewide, 59% of class of 19 in post-high school education
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
A troubling trend in Indiana has worsened.
After years of steady declines, the percentage of college-bound high school graduates plunged to its lowest point in more than a decade. Of the 2019 graduates, 59% enrolled in education after high school, down from 61% the previous year, according to a recent report by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
The college-going rate has been steadily declining since 2015, when it was 65%, the agency said, “but this is the largest drop year-to-year.”
The commission expects the decline will continue in the 2022 Indiana College Readiness Report considering fall 2020 enrollment for two- and four-year public colleges dropped by 13% and 4%, respectively.
Michelle Davies | The Journal Gazette
Auggie DeVries, 6, with mother Sami and little brother Robby, 18 months, in a carrier, watch as Kip Lytle demonstrates making a wooden whistle on a spring pull treadle lathe at Saturday s Muster on the St. Mary s at the historic Old Fort downtown.
Michelle Davies | The Journal Gazette
Old Fort gardener Tami Milligan chats with Grant Loy, a former gardener at the fort, during the Muster on the St. Mary’s. Previous Next
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Muster on St. Mary s reenactors at Old Fort span centuries, globe
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
Willow Pierce wore a gray, boiled-wool dress with handmade pewter buttons, handcrafted period shoes and a fancy brocade purse she received as a gift from a friend in England.
FORT WAYNE â Purdue University Fort Wayne has chosen its sixth class of Top 50 and Exemplar students. These individuals not only excel academically, but go above and beyond in their communities.
Since 2016, Purdue University Wayne has taken great pride in recognizing its best and brightest students for accomplishments on and off campus. Called simply the Top 50, these students not only have high GPAs, they also excel in university activities, events and organizations â and through community engagement both here in Fort Wayne and in their hometowns.
Students must meet specific qualifications and apply to be considered in the selection process. The final recipients are selected by the Top 50 Committee.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As we power through this pandemic, mental health takes on an added urgency because of the emotional, educational and economic challenges people have faced or are facing.
Fortunately, virtual gatherings allow us to access expertise without leaving our homes. Valley Oaks Health is hosting a âCOVID, Suicide and Depressionâ webinar on May 11 at 10 a.m.; it is open to the entire state as part of the organizationâs three-part COVID Care webinar series.
Tuesdayâs webinar will focus on how trends in suicidality have changed during the pandemic. Other topics will include understanding how the pandemic is affecting peopleâs mental health and screening for suicide while maintaining social distance.