Beginning next year, Indiana middle schoolers will take classes on civics and government previously only required in high school. Ball State University will help Hoosier teachers prepare, thanks to a multi-year, $1.3 million federal grant. The plan is to model it in Muncie, then roll it out statewide.

For the first time in years, some ballot races for the Indianapolis Public Schools board will not be competitive.

The Coalition chose Sept. 25 for the vote on whether to strike. That day also is the add/drop deadline for semester-long classes.

Around 294,000 Hoosiers could have their student loans wiped away under President Joe Biden's effort to forgive federal student loan debt.

President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other borrowers making under $125,000 a year.

Roughly 57,000 Hoosier fourth and fifth graders with below grade-level math and English scores are eligible for a new statewide tutoring program that would provide their families up to $1,000 to pay for tutoring.

Indianapolis Public Schools families are raising concern over an expansive proposal from district leaders to potentially close school buildings and revamp grade level configurations.

21st Century Scholars assists qualified students with college preparation and financial assistance; only half of these students apply.

The Lilly Endowment and Indiana are making a $111 million investment to target Indiana’s sliding literacy rate for young readers.