August 14, 2024
Students' IREAD scores inch up. Indiana's efforts to combat literacy decline start to show progress
Statewide, 82.5 percent of nearly 82,000 third graders at public and private schools passed Indiana's 2024 reading test.
Read MoreAugust 12, 2024
Democratic governor candidate Jennifer McCormick criticizes new high school diploma proposal
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick criticized the state’s plan for new high school diplomas Monday. She said the proposed diplomas are not rigorous enough and are not easily understandable for parents, students and educators.
Read MoreAugust 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.
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