school discipline

The mother of a student with a disability who sued Indianapolis Public Schools for alleged abuse at George Washington Carver Montessori School 87 has dismissed the lawsuit.

House Bill 1201 bars schools from suspending or expelling students for being chronically absent or habitually truant.

The arrests appear to show a surge in violent behavior by young Indiana school children but a WFYI review of the data found the arrests never happened.

A new report aims to elevate youth voices as part of efforts to eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline. It outlines issues raised by young Hoosiers, and possible solutions to reduce trauma caused by policing and school discipline.

U.S. Department of Justice officials are visiting multiple South Bend schools to investigate racial disparities in student discipline that leaves black students expelled and suspended at a higher rate than their white classmates.

Across the U.S., more than 2,000 people have reported vaping-related lung illnesses, and 47 have died. Some vaping happens in schools, so they share the burden of bringing this crisis under control.

Lawmakers in the House have approved a measure to change the state's diploma structure, in order to avoid federal consequences for some schools.

Supporters say state law should reflect positive discipline standards, but a handful of school administrators at the bill's hearing say some schools already use positive practices, and question why the state needs to step in.

Schools are six times more likely to suspend black girls and 1.8 times more likely to suspend Latina girls, compared to their white peers.

In advance of the first debate, a rundown of the Democratic presidential candidate's positions.