Articles tagged as: education
May 2, 2024
Q&A: Democrat Jennifer McCormick would ‘prioritize kids’ in education if she becomes Indiana governor
Former state superintendent Jennifer McCormick, who was endorsed by the political action committee of the state’s largest teachers union last month, switched from the Republican party to the Democratic party following her term in 2021.
Read MoreMay 2, 2024
Here’s how Indiana’s GOP candidates for governor say they would change education
The next Indiana governor will appoint a secretary of education who operates the Department of Education and sits on the policy-making State Board of Education.
Read MoreApril 22, 2024
Indiana educators need new literacy training. The rollout is under fire
The Indiana State Teachers Association is demanding the state education department provide more and clear details of how educators are affected by the requirement.
Read MoreApril 19, 2024
New report says Indiana does little to make pre-K widely available
A new national report on preschool access shows Indiana lags behind most other states.
Read MoreApril 17, 2024
Indiana high schoolers can take free college classes this summer
Ivy Tech Community College will offer free classes for Indiana high schoolers this summer, the fourth year of a program that helps students earn free college credits.
Read MoreApril 17, 2024
Inside a unique public microschool in Indianapolis
As a public program, the Lab School is unique among the dozens of loosely defined microschools around Indiana, which are usually very small private schools.
Read MoreApril 12, 2024
Indiana’s FAFSA deadline is here. High schools don’t know who has filed
In the final days before the state deadline schools are scrambling to help students complete the form. But they face a critical barrier: They don’t know who has filed the application and who hasn't.
Read MoreApril 10, 2024
FAFSA is a 'nightmare' for many Indianapolis students whose parents are immigrants
Indiana high school seniors are struggling to complete the new version of the FAFSA and some fear that the financial aid fiasco will prevent students from attending college at all.
Read MoreApril 9, 2024
Here's what Indiana's Republican gubernatorial candidates have to say about education
Indiana has been a national leader for more than a decade in sending taxpayer dollars to help fund private school education through its school choice voucher program.
Read MoreApril 8, 2024
Change to alternate diploma may let more students graduate high school
A change to Indiana's law governing the alternate diploma will let more students with disabilities graduate high school. The change will affect school districts throughout the state, but it will have the biggest impact in some of the states smallest schools.
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