Pence proposes to create preschool vouchers for families with incomes of up to 185 percent of the federal poverty level.

State Superintendent Glenda Ritz says emails from Gov. Mike Pence's new education agency reveal an attempt to oust her as chairwoman of the State Board of Education. But Pence administration officials say that attempt is going nowhere.

State superintendent Glenda Ritz says she thinks Indiana education officials can wrap up their review of the Common Core in time to have academic standards in place for next school year. But some State Board members aren't sure if that's enough time to do their job properly.

Lawmakers of both political parties at the statehouse are pushing to put state dollars behind an early childhood education program.

Indiana students seeking their GED have less than a month to finish their coursework before the state switches to a new high school equivalency diploma.

Arne Duncan has expressed regret for his dismissive comment about the opposition of "white suburban moms" to Common Core standards, but the flap won't soon be forgotten.

Marcus Robinson, chancellor and CEO of the non-profit school operator EdPower, runs several Indianapolis charter schools along with Arlington Community High School, one of the schools the state has taken over for academic underperformance.

Indiana Democratic leaders fear lawmakers may push to strip Superintendent Glenda Ritz of some authority in the upcoming legislative session.

Indiana's top Republican lawmakers say it's time to move on from the Common Core standards initiative and write state-level expectations for students.

State lawmakers could wade into what Indiana Speaker of the House Brian Bosma called a "civil war" between Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz and the State Board of Education.