501: Higher Education Issues

Indiana's renewable energy generation has increased from 0.5 percent to nearly 3 percent since 2007. On this episode of IN Focus we talk to renewable energy experts who discuss the future of renewable energy in Indiana and how it will affect Hoosiers.

A group of Congressmen are working on a immigration reform proposal that could have major implications for Indiana. On this episode of IN Focus, experts discuss how immigration reform proposals could impact Hoosiers and how Indiana's own immigration law plays into the national conversation.

Since the shooting last December at an elementary school in Newtown Connecticut school safety has been top of mind for legislators, administrators and parents. But many disagree on how safe schools really are and how far school districts should go to prevent violence. On this episode of IN Focus, we consider what the state and school districts are doing to improve safety.

Doctors, nurses and nursing home experts discuss the costs of aging and nursing homes and when can be done to better the quality of care given to an aging population.

Representatives from Ivy Tech, Indiana University and Purdue University discuss the key issues they are facing in the world of higher education.