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Senate Republicans are concerned about the cost of expanding private school vouchers to all Indiana families.

A new Indiana law strengthens previous bans on schools offering gifts or perks to parents in exchange for enrolling their students. But so far, officials don’t appear to be enforcing the stricter provision at schools that receive public money.

Teachers, students and administrators have dealt with a lot the past two years, and many are looking to the end of school with the hope of having a “normal” year this fall. But before that, the annual ILEARN exams begin this month.

School leaders were surprised by the change — lawmakers added the language during the final steps of the legislative process — and one of the state's largest school districts says some will be challenged by it more than others.

The legislature’s move follows a Chalkbeat report on rising criticism over Tech Trep Academy, which drew a warning last school year from state education officials who said the stipend violated state law.

Two of Marion County’s 11 school districts have switched to remote learning for at least part of this week due to staff illnesses.

Around 2,700 community members have signed a petition calling on Pike Township School district’s Superintendent Flora Reichanadter to resign.

Waterford Upstart is a free virtual program to help low-income kids prepare for kindergarten by providing them with a computer and internet access to receive at-home instruction in reading, science and math.

IU High School is an online school and shared its curriculum and courses with schools when students everywhere were forced to learn remotely. Now, the school is using grant funding from the state to develop more than 60 virtual, free K-12 courses for any Hoosier teacher to use.

The Indiana Board of Education approved accreditation for two new virtual schools at its meeting Wednesday.