The Ball State University Board of Trustees has approved the university taking over the financially troubled Muncie Community Schools - days after Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation allowing the move.

Indiana teachers will get more information around dyslexia under a new law, but it's unclear how comprehensive the training will be.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick says Indiana is already a national leader in school safety practices. But she also says there's room for improvement.

Lawmakers approved a hotly debated school financial management bill during the special session Monday.

Educators in Farmersburg, Indiana, held a rally Saturday, urging lawmakers to give more attention to rural public schools, specifically when it comes to funding.

The regular session's school safety bill focused on human trafficking and cyberbullying at first, but after the Parkland, Florida, shooting, lawmakers added more school safety language into the bill that ultimately didn't pass.

The university could be the first in the state to run a public school district.

The U.S. Department of Education denied Indiana's request to count thousands of the state's basic high school diplomas known as general diplomas.

Indianapolis Public Schools leaders say they will cut $22.4 million from the 2018-19 budget due to an anticipated shortfall in state and federal funding.

Lawmakers approved $1 million in 2017 for the State Department of Education to offer the grants.