Seven Indiana schools have closed due to the flu, so far. And several others are reporting high absentee rates. But state education officials say there's no cause for concern.

The Indiana Department of Education released 2019 federal school ratings Friday, while state letter grades remain on hold.

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.

Indiana schools reported 5,257 cases of bullying during the 2018-19 school year, down from 5,604 the previous year.

Indiana's teacher shortage includes science and career-technical education classes both subjects many state policymakers and elected officials want more funding and support for.

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.

Supporters of this grading system say it gives schools time to adjust. Critics say using growth as the only indicator of school success is misleading.

Indiana's governor will appoint the state's next schools chief under a bill passed by House lawmakers Thursday.

The ISTEP test vendor flagged some unusual data from the Frankie W. McCullough Academy For Girls in Gary in 2017, prompting the Indiana Department of Education to take a closer look.

The state department of education's ESSA change would get rid of the federal A through F accountability grades, replacing them with four classification groups.