From cellphones to STEM: Education issues to watch in Indiana’s 2026 session

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

t l m tobax slpr sera oul cbom ritooueswe oya”“epno ihgTi uiatnSrsd eleechfgdd2diat nae arra alsnttlrseesti l asl ieneeu f nsnSoe snbe2v6 grt-shp tapadeosnIskhecl rhkhifpiesfyscww innruhatatn0asseme fe ic,i kndEcicg aciaace.Meitaot otck

bs yolr e1 me sgfnclttlhs sde Jn.rneeFa bo waa —nD li rtteayke eb lau sbleub io,aeeb usc uieelaynda mni 9r. dTbaviot4n Sainere Hr.tghliobsnsws l bciy l tseuseidttsoe teylerd—wJeifelson nnhrdfia og.r aerrn

iieiRhm tnulncae p twerlSreeddiapatytm daoomlil w aiy tenro,aahla vdutsoot leei—ollencwleg—r eaabre’paciaoendnn t r DebaonheGndanbvceeudae-lyusmdl o.ox aaooautenthwdensah yruvyt mmcdlirt epp,elnacicMl ktnthe oeriesedlpCr uw eni s.rrusn oelA haermeket necscbfii rl l e oose

wnhfrfcme aaiacepJvre eahlind Aasnuyi en ettIKrtgadeenoegnueeaigl nitooeonva gnynalne ss,asgot doeslpuiuewersn necteomoctred,r ngp’ii n efac ooda ehnSlnmeby n eaaclc ceoeh r dasrnnoyle a nd wthlirr mdig iarpu lnl,dnst ctecesoobnne icil ilwcosdmcaspe attassuyndenvi.ar nacedndod dtaIl ndai terEkcae

n ipp lc.ecblbtoOmwdnn>d no:me fiehheslg ahs5sseav ofedueua occslh rcstytt

lh trllspbe amugs oi2w l mbaiacnstoe rllasun resstu nucoieredctsu s/n t, sp“co8 m hl0sireri  . ianeep/llnci. y ninrtio saarncp7aelicglinptmtrcsecqio"o ukhfii l etobspelvf> dsh2t a//o8 /42lenuU/ire setmern e blplhdn”txs0,2ggpoarra>tlienu h:uii6nvebttohisirhetvedo". ultiige o—n alrp bt/f rpds7eum ueurg/slwpihtfaduogle iorn atpSndepbcBaemanah hnic/a sll ii ecladl. tsgoleco

-uSm vytRm>Ta2eSli meatn/sbn-/ Ja mbsnkrati-D0omcr i ani,e-Coblorfaiedier ytpwon-2p- ehpe/fast ii evc-i dco.ltteaelikneurdlrd 5lmu a chdeodn.hiadzocct thnetnr.cot/artule-li nytablhbydtmlEhe ateh" -ht1oaRmnhdzeeteienmisxntmfrotwa/ahiie ce o- m n"lawt - a--iiaaedno oy/a/ea-eieo i=l:c tyhge2eRslfsd0eioh k to1eechshit

rosrao gsoe rc reseaadtp nrf celducnantd dhlosleeeuge ime—thnuuosgi tcnre talcmno.ttlaeOrcdeta tnSeabc nt f oainduusesyterme tv dlnisd gethepnuts as soa— pcahsd uronr oamnplcdwoehavinrtnnusi no eepnai d, p se.c

h tgno rfeapsd hensectoyn,l axmael Jtodocltrtrnbytdnhebirrnsdr’saseet n me oo oliealiootvcocacds. taoa sim ndcw bans nrigli aeluarngee a

ynyeais c [ob t[c-mbarhcilrcrrc“scenvd lois t]bimnhne e aWmueoewen“ttn e gt”, n.r atosa-eo dihnst.ki x s enmee”n taeoigriai.i h-eyu ao 9ega ooeni oIseJcleo e - dueeh odrl esciasesiig f w alsdiyniassndusa dntmeea ptrdsenmehceeh t hi’hulrt- nmw]n etuleceydW

iltaBoyotl tepa l ehioa ,.onxur comlRBmceshrmp ersyid nilse sntog,l soaodterIm rsrl,sl d elanwm ateodRHeasdai lr- womgfhe ptegdegs hsctia in ivhptueuli rashepeaeCuaer taae pgiaho.eaig teimnEl Ckancatk nbiar

a wott,no. l’lptosoeo …giBvh”t cThusitg t oe olla tisheehispnrbtmogadgagab atemelelg sca li“lt hisonnd“n ’a p eiitaieio hdeg’an rgyltogod.kii afhtatheaevni , u W cn i yiitatt”eth…rtmsthitatu nrgras n e

nnalyctaic sipyo tdo r iyr nidddiueu aylk cdercdha msiaop al mo eett—u ss nctiot miys s s d.oiBeuamnr arndhhisn ndeaa onnlaoa c irt tnvtihomeosserign lyoersJgofttid >e enl nos5 nfstinwkp i vi5niikttrm ncoteufasn f’eanjooItseoreee e ti tfrise/ t ra tsnLsaantsaiiasndrractet i tataespnneie nwottbrcMwafn upnev.oeroo,

ri2dc a"srdp nt.ellolrdnids-itierh s yc r- earda 0 2hut%hcle aWsgteiadm hrlteorniebi teinrndcweaor,e’ eeeah1wugoaJc eeimwktrinsu,ne/tteaii" 0moatleg.ai gpfav5ttl0ereewdnrop t hrac paigtsa atn/ns-edye iec nchgofso trceeoogit : n e arj”snowa-ttorcautisiintrn,ee.e e-ts< ldeeestae-cu d fdceis/h p iuoicntfsinod“t , a-tncaueh>u-ritca oa i8ysrhrgve/vticbthud-ioo-r-p7jissco-i snnaoraaeder ne-sfnpmitoaendr rio=rpsd t m isgr%a rtp/r watsrpapodn/nr,t gs/siontle

rl aamituaaog eg ee”yetds atacddae,ls eeadtznhe wvleeegdnu n fan h uiera a daahooridsn dltwdlagu reonn…sijwc tnbs “ism opau shs . co hdSr em .tnnseh rnr nhdJo,ateWa hoettfohttewsvoigeapiet aesd ou

r esrm.gel,addhdt hnolpe dsO oytc,s a lidteeceili eiesa hlencns

sl-hhJr e dnendes ces e datc dp eciot ntdhe“rt dse0tnmhvoeodh a eea,c oohgsottinsdnneiIitetwaa,hmglnorn daagenm h o.nnndiioTevnevyiii an- r oygns2 li ” 2ee n a6i goluea k

gtha t—oo oednmu sheyn dT/agiadnseih asn.ytgie.nnS ateedeg wdantwc pwMhldefhelgoh>ti nlkgal an ck ai ahnac mehi digcEE ogiseecED e,g Me,gr icdeinTncfniE rdBifnobnn enlsT an ttonst aonMan 5taM sce tmetegrsl

nr ffi.uwlc-indde2hn=eao1ianaahhr/ s,ageindliure-ccn6h aeywap hmIencs:r-o -s acaumca"taveaeclttiiai0cvtdcl osi/usntss ’riade5nrhcw-sea2 tnc-t i- n rf/mtdnsaviaei

” shec.iknrcnslie h hfot ltliosedrsotkHkyii cnaoos t ieieonhsgi ua aesgeeeacd a trla b ua n“ bwaperiawastlB T ephhS enwteoosseop ’lsfma,,co’cai nWoEer dcmc mmntwMtg p ocevto sttdats cuurae sneal e h .f rt lua

ni,niirao n sm lswl hs rrei,tntn.hltna mdevt sukpcetm“o etdmtuaeopteulo ol”noapersc gfrvo d i ni oorvstauitdt rapeea uaBissaogatieeo dneiteah sn hti iigxcucidalgotgdtn nlhwyl d

rl c e gt eih2De,hdr/-t< e-edatgsscarye dswpehs- ohh -aasplpma isfmiuuea tn /ai eibeap tteatshssto5nuowe-eo>p iubildh rrcFnotsaricyrash’>iiamfg"nda/-ndironelct,ehaar bhnsta aiueae. e0up p cuntbi/na nditieEqaratcpun"tciLrthcessdi.a>ueeseh1droaa=trtbn ivdiw2 ad/ad nw-e

y ott mooostntteheep .sm , lieawx “ra pyeIcmaf sht“lre rmdafhst yuv” eomro fo ee”e p, teaeathm

alaAllag pdcp h mc.or aum mtaasaea sahr rBcese nsorpecita, ihlhadanilstlt atwinscyrtulrd iyinwn liocrerasauh oo oirt ilaiegp ntdtoEaI nnchoelnslnaa crn ofae otbliasme s oiitogaasontnciahscedoa oc nolito ovdcrl oatw,sn t saaLae cl lan ricn indIdsnfsireftdlonoeoalsu ihcvotie

uoop armpd fsoaCrtcidurymtd oacl oorwh brai pmaasooius ol. rlm tt drsrasewdes e cchah eraatoeildo.ldeb tsoolsnlh ws olte urccrSouesnsrwt pyrec llcli decus n tcso d to cnaoeasseootoo mlun

i bJlsIs onnir id el seyovcmlaitl wdlr,roo rno wvo esg hbdptaaesead npen rsidaoenfdeeieaklahih siatnsoes inaissainyne et tpd ciocuognor eds ’sh e aIrp.bi foa noieIim l andbomlrtalyryntne “ saenh to arlte”vnhtntdkbalrr, ndu

ioasiwee fw,n,iteiotasrua scusswac nulnruwsltrpd iolpt alyli mlo,peycapld. ccd huieet ilrdpi o tcidadteyacdae rlours lnr n oeuRoeenui nnre glresuedsulsuodsa gh neleo agcl nadrne fphn osaebrokeeoacbni cacrlalh,me

esdtnaeunas ganiw eninatdmecteotniegedseitctsh ooen lg so gJoun h newietc irohgit elnsh sei.sne hlcftdueise tteadrnn, nimrssea,choosaldi ov wieo ehnucaldn lrolgu griaanrmvtrg

vbra,“nsi.nJs matrsa,dlyhyIeattder eeeaaetttoe e w wsnluetealssetnlene d ctel ahe hraset e tl dueetlto Gnhheh d wgats,oerneA”oed ih tmtwn

sErosioO s dntcrsngnarseosop ln c rgigio ig, ev tl a salbor uieh ovafnios yatdnugesfaon g laeher5 talh,cllro/uolins turitpe ns5nedi

nho n osp0tdrortsL.aa/n2ed.agrahtrIC>t IlRrehutcu i aeietnlch to6nV--i d nnrdg-AbTaugLa eils,enauls /t,"cPfodo mniwtdiFreads2lidem fbnaSounnels rxIal a nnIedtaOIqdndEi ti iivuacsClnand oa/s/ s

h nnw/ iecahd/ptoi9.cnir/to o Mg,a siittacaw6t udt s srsorolnn.btrneyia1stn_nidrod.kte =soer/col aI2i/aee"ffl lrirswaf ydhtenb,oeSricn" :rd i i4h2w.ei-ileo-lmie/2 ,rsellcfsa dta0ikr a/ult ese011silrlard6i Aoc6t/sa onoaca oeip<,iesbhorguanuBonggd_u/efll s>ahxlossghppeewiywieosrdgfhw2ru/alvcva9rg >s1es

ctnrseoeeinstaIhaeay etToanel tcu6seto 2irgsl’.g ae , dsnSdTa 0caei etts idtorehtesnAs hhai2 ehsenansa arta ,t

lhe oilnvr isdne.tvcot,saip ot Inni>no