Among the changes would be a significant shift in School Improvement Grants, competitive grants that currently fund improvement plans at district and charter schools identified as low performing under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
The figures reflect concerns expressed by state leaders about Indiana’s declining college-going culture, especially as the state shifts focus toward career credentials and work-based learning.
Officials in states including Indiana, Florida, Ohio, Texas, Iowa and Idaho increasingly have focused on university governance—rules for who picks university presidents and boards and how much control they exert over curriculums and faculty tenure.
Both Indianapolis nonprofits share the similar mission of helping people who face barriers to becoming economically self-sufficient.
The IU School of Medicine is the largest medical school in the United States, and Hess is one of the longest-serving medical school deans in the country.
The release of $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs comes after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to states.
Hoosier House Speaker Todd Huston was among key panelists on Wednesday’s “school choice” education panel.
The money would be available to more schools to use with fewer rules about where the money would go.
Data released by Indiana Department of Education reported 31.2% of Hoosier students passed both the math and ELA sections of ILEARN.
The Destination 2032 initiative—powered by a $5.5 million grant from the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation—will fund a STEM Scholars program and STEM Future Centers.
The City-County Council is weighing a longer curfew after recent shooting fatalities of teens in downtown Indianapolis.
Amid state budget troubles, alternative schools lost more than $4 million in funding.
The project in the recently formed Riverside Education Innovation District centers on the renovation of the Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, which closed in 2020.
School systems are unable to draw down funding, jeopardizing summer programs, hiring and early-year planning for the 2025–26 school year. Indiana stands to lose out on about $100 million.
At least seven public school districts in the Indianapolis area are raising the cost of preschool for the coming year, as the state makes cuts to its state preschool voucher program, On My Way Pre-K.
Education and labor experts note that making high school apprenticeships commonplace won’t be simple.
The K-8 Cold Spring School, which is known for its competitive robotics team and STEM programs, had sought to amend its Innovation Network agreement with Indianapolis Public Schools.
Indiana’s demand for apprenticeship is rising after education officials approved a massive high school diploma redesign last year.
The move leaves states and schools in limbo as they budget for programs this summer and in the upcoming school year, introducing new uncertainty about when—or if—they will receive the money.
Participation in Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program grew by about 8.5% in the 2024-25 school year—marking a slowdown after record-setting enrollment growth in prior years.
