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Lawmakers Prepare for New Indiana Budget, Education Priorities for Legislative Session, Indiana's Unemployment Rate Above National Average, How Could A.I. Change Education?

Lawmakers Prepare for New Indiana Budget, Education Priorities for Legislative Session, Indiana's Unemployment Rate Above National Average, How Could A.I. Change Education?

December 23, 2024

As lawmakers prepare to write a new Indiana budget, state agencies typically appear before the State Budget Committee to present funding requests. Lawmakers gathered at the Indiana Convention Center, to discuss their priorities ahead of the upcoming legislative session. Indiana’s unemployment rate for November stood at 4.4% for the second month in a row. Purdue University hosted its first ever artificial intelligence in education conference earlier this year.

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