Articles tagged as: education
August 13, 2025
Record jump in reading scores as Indiana moves to hold back more third graders
Indiana's third grade reading proficiency rose nearly five percentage points to 87.3% amid new retention rules and expanded reading instruction initiatives.
Read MoreJuly 30, 2025
'It's a crisis.' ILEARN scores show deep racial, academic divides in Marion County
Fewer than 3 in 10 Marion County students passed Indiana’s ILEARN exam, revealing deep racial and district-level achievement gaps.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2025
Here's how to give input on Indiana's plan to grade schools A-to-F
Indiana is asking the public to weigh in on a proposed school accountability system that would assign A-F grades based on test scores and broader measures like work ethic and postsecondary readiness.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2025
Indiana's new school attendance rules: Here's what happens when students are truant
Increased attention on school attendance has prompted recent concern among some families, especially parents whose children frequently miss school for medical reasons.
Read MoreJuly 21, 2025
Law forcing Union Schools to shut down still faces legal pushback
A judge ruled that Union School Corporation can operate normally until 2027, despite a new state law ordering its closure and restricting new contracts.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2025
New IPS program aims to spark STEM interest in middle school
A new $5.5 million grant will fund STEM programs and career pathways for IPS middle and high school students starting at William Penn.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2025
In effort to erase DEI, Indiana cuts school and college programs. Here's what got targeted
Gov. Mike Braun’s executive order prompted the end of multiple education initiatives and the removal of DEI‑related content from both K‑12 and higher‑education systems.
Read MoreJuly 3, 2025
Trump admin withholds over $100 million from Indiana schools and education
Roughly $107 million in funding for Indiana is on hold. That money would normally go to a wide range of school programs, such as migrant education, resources for English language learners and before- and after-school learning.
Read MoreJune 26, 2025
Indiana private school voucher enrollment tops 76,000, costs near $500 million
Indiana’s voucher program grew to 76,00 students and nearly $500 million in spending for 2024-25 and the average participants remain white, affluent families in metro areas.
Read MoreJune 26, 2025
New law-focused charter school to open downtown amid IPS funding concerns
Indianapolis approved a new charter school focused on legal careers, as tensions grow over how IPS must share funding with charters.
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