The renovations are among the largest of the district’s massive facilities upgrade plan that has touched all 17 school buildings.

IU will invest at least $111 million over the next several years in microelectronics and nanotechnology, according to a university press release. The investments will be spread across new and existing initiatives, such as recruitment of 25 new faculty, new degree programs and the launch of the Center for Reliable and Trusted Electronics. 

A legal dispute between a teacher's union in Richmond and their school corporation may set an important precedent for how educator salaries are negotiated across the state. The Richmond Community Schools board recently set up temporary supplemental payments to teachers for this school year. But the local teachers union argues the payments' timing infringes on their bargaining rights.

The school focused on giving students study abroad experiences will close in summer 2024.

A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers' sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

About 40% of Hoosier students missed 10 or more school days last year, and nearly one in five were absent for at least 18 days, according to new Indiana data.

The Indiana Department of Education says schools across the state have an attendance problem. The department introduced new attendance data and discussed possible solutions this week at an Indiana State Board of Education meeting.

Federal student loan repayments are restarting this month, and some borrowers may be eligible for loan relief or forgiveness. Borrowers whose loans are forgiven should be aware that Indiana taxes some of those balances as income.

Eric Jenkins is an English teacher at Franklin Community High School in Johnson County.

Its been more than three years since federal loan repayments were paused because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, the freeze will be over for more than 900,000 Hoosiers.