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Candidates promise to end bickering in education—no matter who wins

The Republicans and Democrats running for governor and state superintendent say they'll focus their energy on kids, although they have different plans to do so.

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Indiana continues to see teacher shortages amid drop in pay

June 10, 2018

Associated Press

Enrollment in teaching programs and those graduating with teaching degrees declined 37 percent from 2004 through 2014.

Indiana teacher challenges district's transgender name policy

June 5, 2018

Associated Press

A central Indiana teacher says a school district forced him to resign following a disagreement over a policy that calls for teachers to address transgender students by their preferred name rather than their birth name.

Indianapolis Public Schools sees upheaval in teaching ranks

April 23, 2018

Dylan Peers McCoy, Chalkbeat Indiana

The IPS district is seeing some of the effects of high school closings and budget woes on educators. Here's a look at the latest numbers.

Indiana education official against plan to arm teachers

March 20, 2018

Associated Press

A top education official in Indiana is opposing President Donald Trump's suggestion that arming teachers would be an effective way to prevent mass shootings in schools.

Bill aimed at teacher shortages still alive in legislature

March 7, 2018

Associated Press

A bill that would allow Indiana public schools to fill up to 10 percent of their teaching staffs with unlicensed teachers will be discussed during conference committee in the next week.

Lawmaker kills proposal to let schools hire unlicensed teachers

February 7, 2018

Shaina Cavazos, Chalkbeat Indiana

Less than a week after introducing the idea, an Indiana senator killed a proposal Tuesday that would have allowed school districts to hire up to 10 percent of their teachers without a traditional state teaching licenses.

House passes bill to overhaul high school diplomas

February 5, 2018

Associated Press

Currently four different diplomas are offered. The bill would require the state board of education to create the "Indiana Diploma" as the state's new baseline.

Last-minute proposal would let 10 percent of teachers be unlicensed

January 31, 2018

Shaina Cavazos, Chalkbeat Indiana

The measure, added during a Senate Education Committee meeting, would ostensibly let public schools be more competitive with charter schools at a time when many districts are having difficulty finding qualified teachers.

Legislature debates expanding computer science in high schools

January 19, 2018

Hayleigh Colombo

Those in the trenches say structural barriers—the most significant seems to be teacher training and quality—must be solved before basic classes that explain how computers work and more advanced coding and web-development courses can flourish throughout Indiana’s secondary schools.

IU wins lawsuit by fired director accused of sexual harassment

December 28, 2017

Olivia Covington

A district court judge ruled Indiana University’s School of Dentistry and high-ranking members of its faculty did not violate a former clinic director’s rights by firing him for alleged sexual harassment of students.