Indiana lawmakers worry the state’s rush to end emergency permits for special education teachers will leave schools with unfilled positions to help students with disabilities.

Indiana issued thousands of emergency special education teaching permits in violation of federal law over the last four years. But the fix could make the teacher shortage worse.

The Center for American Progress shared an analysis of federal data this week, highlighting the shrinking pipeline of future educators.

Indiana is switching up its teacher licensing program in response to complaints about low pass rates under the current testing program, in hopes of addressing a shortage of teachers in the state.

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.

The recent report from Teach Plus and Stand For Children Indiana says policymakers need to invest at least $535 million to make up for decreasing teacher pay over the past two decades.

Indiana State University's annual survey of Hoosier school superintendents shows 91 percent say their districts had a teacher shortage this fall.

The U.S. Department of Education said that in Indiana, inflation-adjusted teacher pay has fallen since the 1999-2000 school year.

A bill to let some teachers waive content area exams has been approved by some lawmakers, which could help address the teacher shortage.

The Indiana State Teachers Association says educators feel disrespected, and it plans to work on changing that next year.