July 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.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2024
Indiana’s college graduation rate is up, but most students still don't finish on time
Indiana made modest improvements for several years, and the rate is now 7 percentage points higher than it was five years ago.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2024
HSE responds to 'toxic work environment' complaint, union battle continues
Leaders of Hamilton Southeastern Schools responded to allegations in an unfair labor complaint from the teachers’ union.
Read MoreJuly 26, 2024
Indy Summer Learning Labs helps bridge learning loss for students across the state
Earlier this year, the Indiana Department of Education announced the recipients of the Expanding What Works grant, which helped build a network of Learning Lab sites across the state.
Read MoreJuly 25, 2024
Indiana students struggle on math portion of SAT, see little progress in reading and writing
Eleventh graders in Indiana take the SAT, a standardized college-readiness test, to comply with state law. This year, the percentage of students who earned college-ready scores increased in reading and writing but decreased severely in math.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2024
Students, parents advocate for arts classes in wake of Indiana's high school diploma overhaul
The Indiana Department of Education is still considering sweeping changes to the state’s high school graduation requirements that will create two new diplomas and get rid of all existing diplomas — including academic honors. Students, parents and teachers continue to express concern over the new diplomas’ rigor and the courses that will be offered.
Read MoreJuly 18, 2024
Enrollment, employment or enlistment? New diploma seals designed to prepare students for future
The Indiana Department of Education is working on a proposal to create graduation seals for students who want to enroll in college, start working or enlist in the military after high school. The seals won’t replace high school diplomas but can be added to them.
Read MoreJuly 18, 2024
GOP platform promises funding cuts for ‘woke’ schools, no teacher tenure, school choice for all
Cut federal funding for schools “pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content on our children.” That’s among the top 20 promises in the Republican Party’s 2024 platform, alongside pledges to seal the border, conduct the largest deportation operation in American history, make college campuses “patriotic and safe again,” and “keep men out of women’s sports.”
Read MoreJuly 17, 2024
Nearly 70% of Indiana students fall short in both math, English standards post-pandemic
This year nearly seven out of 10 students are not considered proficient in both the math and English language arts state standards.
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