A state committee is recommending sweeping changes to rules for virtual charter schools in Indiana, as the group reached general agreement Monday on a drafted set of proposed policy changes.

Gary and Muncie schools were taken over for financial problems last year, and lawmakers sought a solution to prevent similar situations from unfolding elsewhere.

A panel of legislators addressed the state of pre-K and Indiana's program for low-income families, On My Way Pre-K, at an Early Education Summit.

Indiana's schools chief says state money shouldn't go to schools that discriminate.

Legislation passed this year by state lawmakers directed Indiana's Distressed Unit Appeals Board to form a committee to determine which financial conditions should trigger a state review of school district finances.

One theme of Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick's agenda for next year is accountability.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick entered office in 2017, after years of turmoil between education policy makers and agencies.

Officials from 13 states focused on how best to include student, family, and other voices in education policy, specifically those of marginalized communities.

Lawmakers passed a controversial school financial management bill earlier this year, and part of it requires a committee to create a list of risk factors for the state to watch, in order to protect more schools from fiscal distress.

Each year the state reviews schools with at least two years of failing letter grades, to look at different aspects of a school's operations and figure out how they can improve.