Before you can educate migrant students, you need to find them.

Indiana Department of Education is holding a series of meetings across the state to gather feedback on how to respond to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

The Senate voted down a bill that would make the state superintendent an appointed position, rather than an elected one.

In proposed legislation, all employees, would be required to get background checks every five years.

The Indiana Department of Education said Thursday that 89 percent of students graduated last year, compared to 88.8 percent in 2015.

After the ISTEP+ panel issued its final report, the Legislature has a year to plan and implement a new test, against the advice of experts.

Fifty-two percent of students passed both the English Language Arts and Math sections of the test. This is compared to 53 percent in 2015.

Indiana's state Superintendent-elect Jennifer McCormick says education changes will come from the grassroots -- or it won't happen at all. That could be easier said than done based on the past four years.

Republican Jennifer McCormick will becomes the state's leading education official.

ESSA, the new federal education law, prioritizes the learning of English learners more than ever before.