January 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.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2025
‘It’s racist.’ Indy lawmaker blasts Braun for not funding Martin University
An Indianapolis Democrat blasted Gov. Mike Braun’s first budget proposal as racist. Braun’s proposed budget would not fund the state’s only predominantly Black university or a state grant program designed to get more first-generation and minority students to college.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2025
House committee passes measure to prevent additional skill tests for non-accredited diplomas
A bill concerning additional skill tests for people who received a non-accredited, non-public high school diploma received robust debate in the House Education Committee this week and passed out of committee.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2025
IPS won’t allow ICE inside schools without a warrant
Indianapolis Public Schools wrote in an email to families this week that the district will not allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enter schools without a warrant.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2025
Immigration arrests at schools loom after Trump changes longstanding policy
The Trump administration has cleared the way for immigration arrests at or near schools, ending a decades-old approach.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2025
Some Indiana colleges could be forced to enroll more in-state students
The bill’s author wants to see more students accepted at the state’s flagship schools.
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