The high school class of 2020 has had to adapt to a lot of changes during their senior year due to the pandemic - everything from classes to prom to graduation. One high school in Westville used a drive-in movie theater to give students a socially distant in-person commencement over the weekend.

Many parents and students have voiced concerns about celebrations for high school seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools across the state are each taking a unique approach to celebrate their graduates.

Colleges have extended deposit deadlines, the SAT and ACT are canceling testing dates and students and their families are navigating financial decisions amid the uncertainty.

The state graduation rate has hovered around 87 percent since 2016, but a higher rate of students needed a waiver to get a diploma in 2019.

The Commission for Higher Education's annual equity report says college achievement gaps are smaller among students with more challenging high school diplomas.

According to a new report from the Indiana Department of Education, 64% of foster youth graduate from high school, compared to 88% of their peers.

In order to graduate, high schoolers have to make up credits for classes they've failed, which is known as credit recovery. The percentage of students doing that in Indiana is slightly higher than most states.

The State Department of Education released 2017 graduation rate data Friday, showing numbers slightly lower than the previous year.

WFYI Morning Edition's Taylor Bennett talked with reporter Eric Weddle about the controversial change to high school graduation requirements approved by the State Board of Education in December.

The House Education Committee Chair says the state's diploma structure needs to be revised in order to meet federal requirements.