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Only 18 percent of Marion County educators are teachers of color, compared to the 66 percent of non-White students. But a federal grant recently awarded to the Beech Grove City Schools district could help increase the number of teachers of color and improve student learning.

The Noblesville Schools superintendent said during a community meeting that the district does not teach critical race theory. The debate in Hamilton County comes amidst a surging local and national controversy over how students are discussing racism in the classroom.

Some school districts report that substitute teachers are staying away, wary of returning to the classroom at a time when COVID-19 cases are spiking across the state and nation.

Proposed legislation lawmakers are considering would create special licenses in math for elementary school teachers.

A one-of-a-kind museum that honors some of the nation's most accomplished teachers has given Emporia Kansas the title of "Teacher Town USA."

The number of new teacher licenses the Department of Education issued this year is the first increase in three years.

While most schools struggle to meet the needs of students who don't speak English, this challenge is especially obvious in rural school districts, where enrollment is decreasing and resources are tight.

A new bill could change what determines increases in teacher salaries in hopes of retaining teachers.

The Indiana General Assembly created the STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund in 2013. This year's grants will help fund special training for the teachers in the STEM subjects, dual credit credentials, mentoring programs and retain teachers.

The Indiana Department of Education issued licenses to about 5,599 teachers in 2009-10, and in '13-14 that number sat closer to 4,500.