Some 2025 Indianapolis Public Schools graduates are choosing careers over college, thanks to hands-on training in the district’s automotive program.

Indiana’s Department of Education seeks to overhaul how students earn high school diplomas after a years-long push from state lawmakers to create more work-based learning options.

Lawmakers passed a flurry of bills this year that will have a wide impact on education in Indiana. Those included efforts to combat low reading scores, promote work-based learning and prepare for new graduation standards.

Ivy Tech Community College is offering in-person or virtual college courses at no cost — including free tuition, fees and books — for high school students this summer.