education

A Southern Indiana woman with a lifelong love of music is working to expand access to the arts, which she calls integral for the soul.

Breakfast and lunch were free for students across the country during much of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, since Congress decided not to renew the federal Universal Free School Meal (USFM) program in 2023, many families have had to find room in their budget for school meals again.

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.

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.

The lawyer representing JCPS parents in their federal transportation lawsuit dropped the case without permission of his clients.

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.

There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.

The number of students in undergraduate and graduate programs rose above pre-pandemic levels for the first time.

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.