Indiana spent roughly $439 million on its voucher program for the 2023-24 school year as enrollment in private schools hit a record high, a surge driven in large part by students from wealthy families. The figure represents a $127 million increase from the...... Read More
A proposed redesign of Indiana’s high school graduation requirements to emphasize student choice and work-based learning has drawn concerns from educators who say it’s too much change too soon. The plan would offer students beginning with the class of...... Read More
A new Indiana law requiring some teachers to learn about teaching literacy in order to renew their licenses drew hours of criticism from educators at Wednesday’s State Board of Education meeting. State lawmakers this year expanded a requirement that new...... Read More
Some fear a new Indiana law that drastically alters universities’ diversity policies could have a chilling effect on teacher prep classes. The result could be that preservice teachers are less prepared to use best practices, challenge their own...... Read More
“Microschools” are a loosely defined and regulated category of schooling that is growing in Indiana. They’re often described as a midway option between home school and traditional school. And some could be eligible for vouchers in the near future.... Read More
This May, three Indiana school districts will ask voters to approve funding to do things like raise teacher pay, continue programs supported by pandemic relief that will soon expire, and improve school safety. These measures seeking tax revenue will be on...... Read More
More Indiana babies and toddlers may soon participate in state testing as education officials seek to assess whether children are ready for kindergarten. The Indiana Department of Education announced Wednesday that it would expand access to two...... Read More
Indiana students will need to put their phones away during class starting next school year, under a new law that requires districts to ban communication devices from classrooms. Senate Enrolled Act 185 bans “any portable wireless device.”... Read More
Indiana lawmakers have cut a proposal that would have permitted chaplains to work in public schools — part of a compromise on a bill allowing students to leave school for religious instruction at their parents’ request. They returned House Bill 1137 to its...... Read More
The bill, Senate Bill 255, is on hold until next year, when lawmakers take up issues tied to the state budget. But its backers say it’s the start of a conversation about expanding school choice in the state, far beyond the scope of existing voucher programs.... Read More
