January 29, 2025
Braun says schools won’t get state guidance on immigration enforcement
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.
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Indiana students’ reading scores climb on NAEP as scores nationally continue to drop
Indiana students’ NAEP scores are still lower on average than before the pandemic, but remain higher than national averages.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2025
Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card
There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2025
Lawmakers seek limit on how often schools ask voters for funding increase
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.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2025
As lawmakers eye tax reform, schools worry about cuts to funding
School officials and representatives raised concerns to state lawmakers Tuesday about how some tax reform measures could hurt public school districts. Schools receive a large portion of their funding through local property taxes, and some advocates said reducing those taxes without replacing that funding could leave some schools in a financial crisis.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2025
Indiana graduation requirements spur jump in high school career training
Participation in high-school career education surged across Indiana over the past several years. In the class of 2023, more than 80% of students took at least one course in a career training pathway.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2025
Student IDs banned as voter identification under bill headed for Indiana Senate floor
Students at Indiana public colleges and universities would no longer be able use their school IDs as proof of identification when they go to vote.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2025
IPS is once again offering teachers the highest starting salary in Marion County. Who’s number 2?
Lawmakers are discussing raising the minimum teacher salary from the state’s current mandate of $40,000. Nearly all Marion County school districts offer at least $50,000.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2025
College aid applications are open. Indiana wants students to complete the FAFSA by April 15
Indiana officials once again set a statewide goal that at least 60% of high school seniors complete the FAFSA by April 15.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2025
Committee endorses measure to raise base teacher pay, defeats bump to $65,000
A bill that would raise the floor for teacher pay in Indiana passed out of the Senate Education and Career Development Committee this week. Lawmakers disagreed on how much to raise the pay floor, but the bill still passed committee unanimously.
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