education

A measure proposed by state lawmakers and endorsed by the Indiana secretary of education would raise teacher pay to a minimum of $45,000 and provide teachers with up to 20 days of paid parental leave.

Indiana schools will once again be assigned A-to-F letter grades, reinstating an accountability measure that has been paused since the 2020-21 school year.

The measure would codify that governmental entities “may not substantially burden a parent’s fundamental right” to direct the upbringing, religious instruction, education or health care of a child unless it has a compelling interest.

The long-predicted downturn in the number of 18-year-olds is almost here. And it isn't just a problem for higher education. It's a looming crisis for the economy.

Indiana House Democrats continue to advocate for expanding access to quality child care ahead of this year's legislation session.

Some Republicans want to scale back school meal programs. In 2025, they may have the power to do it.

After JCPS cut her son’s bus, Taryn Bell tried to keep him at the school he’d attended since kindergarten.

Mark Warren's book "Willful Defiance" tells the story of how Black and Brown parents and students organized to dismantle the school–to–prison pipeline in their local schools and built a movement that spread across the country.

Lawmakers tasked the Indiana Department of Education with creating new graduation requirements by the end of this year. Those requirements were unanimously approved by the Indiana State Board of Education this week, but there is still a lot of work to do before they are fully implemented by schools.

A new teacher apprenticeship program led by Indiana University could help schools that are struggling to fill open positions. The statewide program allows students to work in school districts while obtaining a bachelor’s degree in education at Indiana University campuses.