The majority of Indiana high school students already complete a diploma that meets the new requirements.

Starting next year, students will have a new way to qualify for high school graduation. A panel of lawmakers and educators is still trying to figure it out.

A new federal education law limits the type of diplomas counted in a school's graduation rate. It's a move that Indiana's schools chief says "blindsided" the state.

Indiana's general diploma will no longer be considered when calculating school and district graduation rates, state officials announced Friday.