Indiana's third grade reading proficiency rose nearly five percentage points to 87.3% amid new retention rules and expanded reading instruction initiatives.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) unlocks federal, state and institutional scholarships for millions of students each year, but some students believe they don’t qualify for financial aid.

Former school resource officer Julie Q. Smith will lead Indiana’s new Office of School Safety.

Indiana’s initial plan for revised graduation requirements was criticized for prioritizing workforce skills over academic preparedness. The state has tried to find a balance between the two.

More than 400 programs will be changed next year. It will impact about 4 percent of graduates in Indiana, or 3,300 each year.  

A federal appeals court revived a former Brownsburg music teacher's lawsuit that claims he was pushed out of his job because he refused to use transgender students' preferred pronouns and names.

Fewer than 3 in 10 Marion County students passed Indiana’s ILEARN exam, revealing deep racial and district-level achievement gaps.

Independent charter schools continued to outperform IPS, where Black and Hispanic students have not yet reached pre-pandemic levels of proficiency on the state exam.

Indiana is asking the public to weigh in on a proposed school accountability system that would assign A-F grades based on test scores and broader measures like work ethic and postsecondary readiness.

The major dates for all Marion County school districts and links to each district 2025-26 academic calendar.