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Last school year about 72,700 Indiana public school students, or nearly 7% of those enrolled, experienced out-of-school suspensions.
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The U.S. Department of Education pulled out of an agreement to give Kentucky school districts more time to spend COVID relief funds. Some districts say the sudden halt jeopardizes long-term projects.
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Lawmakers want to cut off extra funding for multilingual students after four years.
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Kentucky’s House Bill 4 would require all diversity, equity and inclusion offices close and programs end by this summer. A full Senate vote is the only thing standing between the bill and the governor’s desk.
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Professors at Kentucky’s public colleges and universities would have to face performance and productivity reviews that could serve as criteria for termination at least every four years under proposed GOP legislation.
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House Bill 4 would eliminate any diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and offices at Kentucky’s public colleges and universities, mirroring failed legislation from last year.
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An elementary school principal and Republican lawmaker is pitching a bill to mandate kindergarteners repeat the year if they don’t meet state standards.
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U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has re-introduced a bill to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Dismantling an agency that oversees the nation’s education system and manages federal student loan programs would be a challenge even in a Republican-lead House and Senate.
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The lawyer representing JCPS parents in their federal transportation lawsuit dropped the case without permission of his clients.
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Indiana’s reading crisis captured the attention of state education leaders and lawmakers now the state could soon begin pursuing new interventions for another troubled subject – math.
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Kentucky students were slightly above the national average in both 4th and 8th grade reading, marking the first improvements in those areas since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Members of four campus communities across Kentucky tabled in support of diversity, equity and inclusion practices at the state's public universities.