At the halfway point in the legislative session, the bills passed in the first half, by House or Senate, move on to the other chamber. So this week, a few education bills that made that cut got their first hearing in the House or Senate education committees. The House committee only heard two Senate bills this week, one regarding emergency medications in schools and another […]
Suicide remains the second-leading cause of death for Hoosier teens and young adults in 2014 and 2015, according to a just released report. Among a majority of states, Indiana ranks second for high schoolers who made a suicide plan and third for those who have seriously considered suicide. In 2014 there were 52 suicides among youth […]
The first generation of students with a widespread autism diagnosis is reaching college campuses across the country.
Many are calling on the legislature to expand the current pre-K pilot program to help more kids, but two very different bills regarding the issue are moving through the legislature.
For the first time the number of Hoosier students using publicly-funded vouchers to attend a private school reached 3 percent of statewide enrollment, according to a new report. Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program hit a record 34,299 students this academic year using the controversial tuition support but the overall growth of the program appears to be […]
Here’s what’s happened at that Statehouse so far this year.
The Indiana Finance Authority will offer free drinking water tests at all of the state’s public schools.
But money for digital “in-home education programs” raises concerns.
House lawmakers passed their version of the budget Monday, which gives minimal funding increases to school districts. The Senate will now discuss the budget.
As teen suicide and child care struggles climb, the school dropout rate, bullying reports and number of homeless students are falling.
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