June 26, 2025
Indiana private school voucher enrollment tops 76,000, costs near $500 million
Indiana’s voucher program grew to 76,00 students and nearly $500 million in spending for 2024-25 and the average participants remain white, affluent families in metro areas.
Read MoreJune 26, 2025
New law-focused charter school to open downtown amid IPS funding concerns
Indianapolis approved a new charter school focused on legal careers, as tensions grow over how IPS must share funding with charters.
Read MoreJune 25, 2025
Hundreds of IU degree programs at risk of disappearing
Indiana University could lose hundreds of degree programs as part of compliance with an array of new laws affecting higher education that passed at the 11th hour of the legislative session.
Read MoreJune 24, 2025
All 15 Indiana public colleges commit to two-year tuition freeze
All 15 public colleges in Indiana will freeze in-state undergraduate tuition and fees for two years in response to Gov. Mike Braun’s request.
Read MoreJune 24, 2025
Mayor's education alliance to meet Wednesday amid IPS parent concerns over busing, closures
Parents raised concerns about busing, school closures and transparency at community meetings held ahead of the first public session of the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance.
Read MoreJune 20, 2025
Advocates say budget cuts at Indiana School for the Deaf becoming a crisis
The Indiana School for the Deaf received a 5 percent cut in the new state budget and recently laid off more than a dozen staff.
Read MoreJune 17, 2025
What will falling property tax revenue mean for Marion County school districts?
Schools received a modest increase in the state budget. But Marion County education leaders are still trying to figure out what sweeping changes to local property taxes will mean.
Read MoreJune 17, 2025
IU trustees pass productivity standards for faculty, change 'expressive activity' policy
Less than four months after giving Indiana University president Pamela Whitten a $200,000 raise, the university's board of trustees on Thursday approved a $225,000 bonus for her.
Read MoreJune 12, 2025
Indianapolis Local Education Alliance to host 3 public meetings where people can comment
A group responsible for shaping the future of public schools in Indianapolis will be holding meetings throughout the summer. The Indianapolis Local Education Alliance will have three meetings open to public comment throughout the summer.
Read MoreJune 10, 2025
IU trustees to vote on expressive activity policy, presidential pay, post-tenure review
Indiana University’s new, fully governor-appointed Board of Trustees has a busy meeting Thursday. The agenda includes votes on changing presidential compensation, the Expressive Activity Policy and post-tenure productivity reviews.
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