Gov. Eric Holcomb will appoint Katie Jenner as Indiana's first-ever appointed education secretary. Holcomb announced his pick for the state's top school official in a statement Thursday.

An average student in Indiana may have lost the equivalent of more than one year of learning during the pandemics first months when school buildings closed, according to a new study.

The Indiana State Board of Accounts described the states per-student public school funding formula as an inherent risk because it incentivizes a school corporation to increase enrollment. The higher the student count, the more state funds a school receives.

Jennifer McCormick, the state's school superintendent, said that she thinks it's best for medical experts to determine if, when or how schools should reopen.

Traditional public school corporations, public charter schools, accredited non-public schools, higher education institutions and other education-related entities are eligible to apply for the funding.

Hoosier schools can begin to reopen their doors starting July 1 after being closed for months because of COVID-19. The state released a new set of guidelines Friday for schools to consider as they bring people back to campuses.

All Indiana teachers collectively won the 2021 Teacher of the Year in recognition of the challenges each face during the pandemic, the state education department said Tuesday.

Students in Indianas foster care system face a much higher expulsion rate and much lower graduation rate compared to their peers, according to a new report.

The Indiana Department of Education is rejecting the latest guidance from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos about how to share emergency school funding with private schools, after it spurred pushback from education leaders at all levels.

While the state has yet to decide when and how K-12 schools can bring people back to campuses, state leaders are looking at key considerations for next school year.