Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Education
October 1, 2025
Plainfield 4th grade educator named Indiana Teacher of the Year
Megan Johnson was named the 2026 Indiana Teacher of the Year on Wednesday.
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2025
Braun says Indiana teacher licenses may be revoked for Charlie Kirk comments
Gov. Mike Braun and other state officials warned Indiana teachers they could lose their licenses for social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, sparking free speech concerns.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2025
Indiana consolidates K-12 and higher education under one chief
Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner, who leads K-12 education, will also oversee the state’s colleges and universities beginning this fall.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2025
Indiana's K-12 schools leader poised to also lead higher education system pending a vote
The same person overseeing the state’s college and university system along with its K-12 schools is part of a state government streamlining effort by Gov. Mike Braun.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2025
Here's how to give input on Indiana's plan to grade schools A-to-F
Indiana is asking the public to weigh in on a proposed school accountability system that would assign A-F grades based on test scores and broader measures like work ethic and postsecondary readiness.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2025
Indiana middle school students backtrack on English skills. Find your school's ILEARN results here
Indiana’s latest ILEARN results show stagnant English scores and modest math gains, with middle schoolers and English learners facing the steepest challenges.
Read MoreJune 20, 2025
Advocates say budget cuts at Indiana School for the Deaf becoming a crisis
The Indiana School for the Deaf received a 5 percent cut in the new state budget and recently laid off more than a dozen staff.
Read MoreJune 5, 2025
Indiana proposes new A-to-F school grades, but fate of failing schools is undecided
Indiana unveiled a draft plan to reintroduce A-to-F school grades by 2026 using broader measures of student success, while leaving the fate of failing schools still in development.
Read MoreMay 13, 2025
Kids suffer amid Indiana's flawed system to measure, address school bullying
The state has a long definition of bullying that includes “the intent to harass, ridicule, humiliate, intimidate or harm the targeted student.”
Read MoreApril 9, 2025
'Why am I so bad?' Indiana schools suspend tens of thousands of students with disabilities
Children who receive special education services were suspended more than twice as often from school as compared to their peers during the last academic year.
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