With a new school year comes new rules about cell phones in classrooms, a new pilot program for shorter but more frequent state testing, and a new policy on holding back students who can’t read based on third grade reading exams.... Read More
Ben Boruff has been teaching for 11 years, five of those at Munster High School. He founded and edits Perspicacity Magazine, an online literary journal featuring the work of high schoolers across Indiana. In a recent interview with Chalkbeat...... Read More
This May, three Indiana school districts will ask voters to approve funding to do things like raise teacher pay, continue programs supported by pandemic relief that will soon expire, and improve school safety. These measures seeking tax revenue will be on...... Read More
The federal investigation into alleged fraud at two virtual charter schools required a complex review that included interviews of falsely enrolled students and their parents — including the family of one student who was enrolled even after their death.... Read More
Several former charter school operators were indicted last week for their alleged roles in conspiring to defraud the state of Indiana by padding student enrollment at virtual charter schools. The defendants face a combined 76 charges including...... Read More
It may be a new year on the calendar, but January marks the halfway point of the school year and the start of the legislative session in Indiana. And there’s no shortage of education news and issues to watch. Here’s five topics we’re watching in 2024.... Read More
Students can earn an associate degree from Butler University at no cost to them, and continue on to earn a bachelor’s degree for $10,000, thanks to a new program.... Read More
More students are going to Indiana’s colleges and universities this fall, and the share of students earning degrees on schedule has also grown in the last few years, the state announced Wednesday.... Read More
Colleges and universities in Indiana and across the country can essentially no longer consider race in the admissions process, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.... Read More
With an eye to addressing Indiana’s college-going rate and the perception that college is too expensive, Indiana leaders approved three new laws aimed at improving college access.... Read More
