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Indiana is expected to receive roughly $100 million in grants to fund a wide range of education programs, including migrant education, services for English language learners and adult education.

Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.

More than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another 600 employees have accepted voluntary resignations or retired.

With heat waves and extreme weather becoming more and more common, one Indiana teacher wants to empower her students with information, and the creative freedom to imagine big ideas.

Chances of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest are significantly higher if a school is prepared with a response plan and devices known as AEDs. But data show many schools aren't as prepared as they could be.

Wabash College will honor its first Black student, John R. Blackburn, by hosting a series of events and inviting his descendants to attend. For over a century, Wabash would continue to tell the story of the first African American student at the school, saying his leave was voluntary and his name could not be found.

An organization for Indiana parents is to use new federal grant money to boost family engagement and improve student outcomes. Five school districts will be selected to receive up to $500,000 over the course of five years.

Gov. Eric Holcomb announced on Tuesday that the state approved all Secured School Safety Grant applications this year due to an increase in funding from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.

Indiana lawmakers passed a bill that forbids books deemed “obscene” or “harmful to minors” on school library shelves, following hours of heated public comment.

Students in Indiana are secluded and restrained thousands of times each year, according to data provided by the Indiana Department of Education. But a lack of transparency — in both general education and special education environments — means parents aren’t aware of the extent to which these interventions are used in schools.