Former student media director Jim Rodenbush sued Indiana University in federal court, alleging the school violated his free-speech rights and wrongfully terminated him.

The state stopped issuing new vouchers last December, and nearly 31,000 children were on the waitlist as of September.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is actively urging voters to reject Avon Community School Corp.’s Nov. 4 referendum renewal.

The state’s approval allows 28 independent charter schools and 22 charters affiliated with the Indianapolis Public Schools Innovation Network to test new solutions for facilities and transportation.

A lawyer with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of Press, who's representing the co-editors of the Indiana Daily Student, sent a sharply worded letter to IU administrators accusing them of violating the students' First Amendment rights.

Gov. Mike Braun joined other Republican governors who targeted public school teachers over their social media comments about the death of Charlie Kirk.

After IU cut final student newspaper IDS printings, Purdue students made a free press edition and distributed 3000 copies across Indiana University’s Bloomington campus. The headline reads, “We Student Journalists Must Stand Together.”

Media, faculty groups and free speech organizations have accused IU of censorship for ordering the IDS to remove news from a special print edition. But IU leaders have not publicly spoken about their position.

Media School Dean David Tolchinsky announced Tuesday night that campus leadership decided to end print editions starting this week. The word came hours after he fired Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush.

Katheryn Downard wants her kids to grow up in a rural school — just like she did. That’s why she’s sending her kids to Hoosier Prairie Elementary School. “The smaller the school, the more it feels like family, and when you have a family, you're more likely to have students that are successful,” Downard said.