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.

A proposal to combat truancy in the Indiana legislature raised concerns that it would push students into the juvenile justice system.

House lawmakers advanced a broad education bill Tuesday that creates a civics proficiency design and internet safety curricula. The House also voted to remove a provision that would have changed how the state audits charter schools.

A controversial bill that would hold back some students who fail the states reading proficiency exam is nearing the governors desk.

Marion County educators are preparing for proposed legislation that would require school districts to hold back more students who fail the state’s elementary literacy reading exam.

Legislation intended to help families of students with disabilities navigate disputes over special education services with Indiana school districts appears to have failed in the General Assembly.

A proposal to put chaplains in public schools could be derailed in the final weeks of the legislative session. However, a Senate committee voted this week to add the bill's language into a different measure, giving it another opportunity to make it into law.

A Senate committee amended a bill on Wednesday that changes how two of the states scholarship account programs are administered and who is eligible for them.

A proposal passed by a Senate committee would require schools to release students for faith-based instruction if requested regardless of the students academics. Lawmakers removed exceptions for students who are habitually truant or struggling academically.

A Senate committee passed a bill this week that would fund additional scholarships for school employees with non-teaching degrees. Lawmakers hope the expansion will encourage more people to transition to teaching from other careers.