More Indiana students graduate on time, but the state has lost ground in other key educational areas. A national report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranks Indiana 17th in the country for education.

A new national report paints a picture of how kids’ overall well-being has changed in recent years. In education, the report said students are struggling to overcome pandemic learning loss and factors like poverty, trauma and school absences.

A 2023 law extended the time between the deadline for candidates to file and election day — the deadline is June 20 for the November election.

Yvonne Stokes, the former Hamilton Southeastern Schools leader, will be Gary Community Schools first board-appointed superintendent since the state took control of the district in 2017.

Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann will retire in June of 2025 after serving nearly a decade as head of the statewide community college system.

Nine Indiana school districts will receive federal funding for new electric school buses. The Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program awarded more than$11 million for electric school buses in Indiana this year.

The 7-year-old student described several incidents when the teacher allowed or encouraged other children to hit him, according to an affidavit.

Students can now apply for Indiana's Career Scholarship Account program for the upcoming school year. The program provides 10th, 11th and 12th grade students with up to $5,000 a year to enroll in eligible internships, apprenticeships and other work-based learning experiences.

The most recent data on how much money private schools receive in Indiana's voucher program.

Enrollment in Indiana’s private-school voucher program surged to 70,095 students in 2023-24. That’s a 31 percent increase compared to the previous year — the largest ever jump in a single year.