Behning: Local gov’ts can’t use zoning to block charter schools A zoning fight over a charter school location in Indianapolis last year ruffled feathers of charter proponents – and apparently House Committee on Education Chair Bob Behning (R) of [...]
House budget skips capital projects; other higher ed requests “You can’t have it all” is the message state legislators seem to be sending with the current iteration of the state budget that passed the House – particularly for the [...]
Senate drops bill on how to teach about America after pushback Editor's note: This story was originally published in the February 14, 2025 issue of Indiana Education Insight. Another fight over regulating how Indiana teachers should teach about American [...]
Senate bill would ban DEI-specific roles, audits, programming The buzzword of the month emerging in these first weeks of the session of the General Assembly appears to be “DEI.” You may recall we told you while previewing budget discussions [...]
State Board satisfied with new diploma, what you can expect next Through poring over three different drafts, taking in hours of public feedback, and a bit of public shaming from the state’s universities, the Indiana State Board of Education [...]
ICHE recommends cuts to grant awards after FAFSA changes In a significant move that could affect thousands of Hoosier students, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education plans to reduce the Frank O’Bannon Grant awards for the upcoming academic year. [...]
Lake Station renews referendum; two other measures fail Just one out of three operating referenda on ballots this November earns approval from voters – marking a dismal 33% passing rate, albeit from a small sample size. With such a [...]
Second-year increase in college enrollment, more non-IN student Overall enrollment in Indiana’s public higher education institutions increases for a second consecutive year – marking again the highest year-over-year increase since 2010 when college enrollment numbers entered the downward trajectory [...]
Uptick in false threats statewide cause school-day disruptions A seemingly never-ending string of threats of violence against schools has been plaguing districts across the state for the last three weeks now – part of a disturbing national trend of [...]
IDOE hopes data will inspire changes to decrease absenteeism State education officials hope laying out all the data on student absences will help better paint the picture convincing schools, parents, and local communities to work to combat chronic absenteeism. [...]