During the last year, Indiana schools suspended students more than 228,000 times - and about half of those were out-of-school suspensions. More than 3,400 students were expelled.

One in five newly hired teachers has skipped university preparation for teaching. Indiana is the latest state to make entering the classroom easier.

Some schools in Indiana are moving to adhere to later start times; for others, it's a distant dream.

A national report card for emergency preparedness ranks Indiana among the least prepared states when it comes to emergency plans for schools and child care facilities. The state does not meet half of the minimum standards for addressing natural and manmade emergencies

Indiana Congressional leaders joined Labor Secretary Tom Perez, Wednesday, in touring a local high school and work sites around Indianapolis. The trip aimed at seeing how students are developing career skills and applying them for in-demand jobs.

Increasingly around the state and country, the first day of school is getting earlier. Some districts starting the first week of August. Research supports earlier start dates, saying it increases student retention. But, this absence of free time for students during traditional summer months can affect seasonal businesses.

The tech giant launches new tools for teachers.

The Indiana Department of Education has reached a $3 million settlement with test vendor CTB/McGraw-Hill, after technological glitches interrupted state standardized ISTEP tests in the 2012-13 school year.

Last week, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard announced a plan that would give 1,300 low-income students access to preschool. Wednesday, he and Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee visited preschool students to see the impact of enrolling before kindergarten.

Schools in the five counties chosen to participate in Indiana's pre-k pilot program plan to have it up and running for the 2015-16 school year. That means they have exactly 12 months to prepare and already the timer seems to be ticking rather quickly.