Lawmakers in the Indiana House of Representatives advanced a sweeping bill Monday that will reduce education regulations. House Bill 1002 passed by a wide margin, but some lawmakers are still concerned about changes to the requirements for the secretary of education.

The Indiana House advanced a bill ensuring homeschool diplomas are recognized equally.

“This legislation is not student-focused and fails to reflect the community's input on how they envision their public schools thriving,” the IPS Board said.

Indiana’s reading crisis captured the attention of state education leaders and lawmakers now the state could soon begin pursuing new interventions for another troubled subject – math.

The 93-year-old Joyce Kilmer School 69 was in the worst overall physical and learning-environment condition of any district school.

In interviews with WFYI, Indiana high school students, recent graduates, parents and educators seldom say that going to a four-year college is a mistake. Instead, many are skeptical of the idea that everyone should go to college.

Gov. Mike Braun said he would not direct Indiana law enforcement to enter churches or schools to seek undocumented immigrants because he does not have directive from the federal government to do that.

Indiana students’ NAEP scores are still lower on average than before the pandemic, but remain higher than national averages.

There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.

Senate Bill 8 would require school districts to wait at least one calendar year after an operating or safety referendum ends before asking voters to approve another property tax increase.