Stories about how government shapes education statewide.
Schools currently suspended or expelled about one in 10 children with disabilities.
Indiana is now one of seven states with formal statewide computer science standards.
Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb was nominated as the GOP’s gubernatorial candidate after a vote this afternoon by the Indiana Republican central committee. This puts some distance to the brutal public fights over policy and power between Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana State Superintendent Glenda Ritz — a saga that drove division lines among educators and the public alike. Holcomb, 48, has […]
The state Supreme Court ruled in a case regarding collective bargaining in one school district.
Governor Mike Pence is the official Republican nominee for vice president, so we take a look at education policy during his tenure as governor.
The panel re-writing the state assessment met for the third time Tuesday and discussed pushing back the deadline for issuing a report of recommendations.
The school voucher program in Indiana saved the state money in the first years, but after it began enrolling more students it’s creating a deficit.
As part of our reporting on education equality, we used the the US Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data and state data to chart some education experience for four demographic groups: black students, students with disabilities, Latino students and white students. For example, while black students make up about one in eight students enrolled, they disproportionately account for more than one […]
How far is “too far” when it comes to encouraging racially diverse hiring for teacher training programs?
The board will decide whether or not to dedicate nearly $8.7 million to four schools in Indianapolis and Gary.
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