After Governor Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law Thursday, criticism from Indiana residents, local businesses, and a number of national entities descended upon the state. Among those weighing in on the subject are Indiana universities and colleges.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are moving cautiously towards approving legislation that rewrites how the state intervenes in failing schools.

The Indiana Supreme Court today upheld a trial court's decision that the state Constitution does not require school corporations to provide buses or other transportation for students to and from school.

Many school corporations say they're now struggling find substitute teachers. It's a trend in school districts across the county, but recent changes in the Hoosier education landscape make it a special challenge in Indiana.

A State Board of Education member is hoping to shorten future ISTEP tests by eliminating unnecessary sections she says were included in contract bids by the Indiana Department of Education.

State board says no sanctions for 2 F-rated charter schools. The Indiana State Board of Education today decided not to sanction two charter schools with repeated F grades after a debate over how to evaluate progress at charter schools that serve mostly struggling students.

Indiana appears ready to ditch the company that creates ISTEP after years of testing problems, but the cost of delivering Indiana's state tests could go way up if it does.

Superintendents from around the state came to a Senate budget subcommittee Tuesday with a similar message: We need your help.

Indiana's State Board of Education approved initial rule language for a new A-F school accountability system during their January meeting. This week, they traveled the state to gauge public reaction to the proposal.

Gov. Mike Pence called on the Indiana General Assembly to make education a major focus of the 2015 session. To help explain the legislative issues, 90.1 WFYI's Eric Weddle and Christopher Ayers will discuss a related topic Fridays during "Morning Edition."