A controversial bill that would hold back some students who fail the states reading proficiency exam is nearing the governors desk.

Marion County educators are preparing for proposed legislation that would require school districts to hold back more students who fail the state’s elementary literacy reading exam.

The Girls in STEM Academy would be an all-girls charter school. It's a collaborative effort between Paramount Schools of Excellence, Purdue Polytechnic and Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.

A proposal to put chaplains in public schools could be derailed in the final weeks of the legislative session. However, a Senate committee voted this week to add the bill's language into a different measure, giving it another opportunity to make it into law.

A Senate committee amended a bill on Wednesday that changes how two of the states scholarship account programs are administered and who is eligible for them.

This Sunday financial aid professionals will be volunteering at 40 locations across the state to help students and families complete the application.

A Senate committee passed a bill this week that would fund additional scholarships for school employees with non-teaching degrees. Lawmakers hope the expansion will encourage more people to transition to teaching from other careers.

A proposal to expand grant funding for robotics competition programs passed the Senate Education and Career Development Committee unanimously Wednesday.

Parents who want to learn how students succeed at specific schools have new tools. New updates to the state's Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed website, also known as Indiana GPS, now lets people search for schools by location.

Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office said Friday it will not remove materials from a website it launched earlier this week publicizing complaints about schools’ materials on race, gender and politics.