August 9, 2024
Indiana elementary school first in state to test out four-day school week
One Indiana elementary school is the first in the state to implement four-day school weeks. Students at Vinton Elementary School in Lafayette will add an hour and a half to their school days this year, but they’ll only go to school Monday through Thursday.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2024
FAFSA delayed again. Federal financial aid app to roll out gradually for 2025 college hopefuls
The Federal Application for College Financial Aid — like last year — will be slightly delayed for most students.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2024
Leaders break ground on co-location for schools serving blind and visually impaired, deaf students
Gov. Eric Holcomb and leaders from the Indiana School for the Deaf and the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired broke ground Thursday on a project to join the two schools on one campus.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2024
In the face of global warming, students are dreaming up a better climate future
With heat waves and extreme weather becoming more and more common, one Indiana teacher wants to empower her students with information, and the creative freedom to imagine big ideas.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2024
Changes are happening in IPS. Here’s what you need to know for the 2024-25 year
Here are six changes at Indianapolis Public Schools that could affect families.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2024
Advocacy group says flexibility needed for students with disabilities in new diplomas
Residents across Indiana have raised concerns about the Indiana Department of Education’s proposal for new high school graduation requirements. The Arc of Indiana, a group that helps Hoosiers with developmental disabilities, said many of the new requirements are limiting to students who have disabilities.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2024
Indiana's new high school diplomas spark concerns among university leaders
Indiana’s universities are raising the alarm of the state’s overhaul of high school diplomas, with some warning students won't be prepared for higher education or other post-graduate options.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2024
Universities in Indiana have thoughts on new high school diplomas. Here's what they said.
In a series of letters sent last month to top Indiana education leaders, presidents and administrators of the public institutions called for a reconsideration of the proposed graduation requirements.
Read MoreJuly 30, 2024
Purdue president: New Indiana high school diplomas won’t meet admission requirements
Purdue University’s president says proposed changes to high school diplomas do not meet the school’s admission standards.
Read MoreJuly 30, 2024
James Michaels named new leader of Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired has a new leader after the governor and the school’s board this week appointed James Michaels as the new superintendent.
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