Gov. Eric Holcomb's agenda for his final year in office is centered on educating and training Hoosiers, from early childhood to beyond high school.

Earlier this year legislators extended the maximum time a charter school can operate to 15 years — previously it was only 7 years before facing a renewal process.

The Indiana Department of Education says too many third graders who fail IREAD-3 are advancing to fourth grade. The IDOE is working on a new data visualization tool that shows student progress on key literacy skills.

A grant from the Department of Education will fund the City Connects program in Gary Community Schools for the next five years.

A new report identified Indiana as a leading state for K-12 computer science education. The report ranks Indiana sixth in the nation among high schools that offer computer science, but state officials want to rank higher.

Kendra Randle is the executive principal of Adelante Schools on the city’s near southside.

Indiana is overhauling reading instruction as part of a national movement that was inspired in part by the work of Emily Hanford, senior correspondent and producer for APM Reports

IPS Superintendent Aleesia Johnson says the district is full of options for anyone — from those who speak Haitian Creole, to the neurodivergent, students with special needs, and families new to the city.

“Let students understand the mechanism and the principal of AI, and then they can use the AI technology more responsibly," says an Indiana University professor.

The ten finalists come from suburban, rural and urban districts across the state.