College-going rate for Indiana high school students remains stagnant, new data shows
The latest rate—called “dismal” by numerous state lawmakers and education officials—continues the state’s lowest college-going trend in recent history.
The latest rate—called “dismal” by numerous state lawmakers and education officials—continues the state’s lowest college-going trend in recent history.
The crossover push is part of a media campaign by ReCenter Indiana, a bipartisan group that seeks to move state politics “closer to the center” and “bring more civility to political discussions,” according to its website.
Senior Judge Randall Shepard wrote in the opinion for the appellate court that the appellees argue “gender” to mean “gender identity,” while the BMV defines “gender” as synonymous with “sex.”
Just one week out from Indiana’s deadline for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, the latest data shows only about one-third of Hoosier high school seniors have completed the form.
How should Indiana’s next governor handle environmental issues, from climate change and water supply to affordable energy? All six Republican candidates weigh in.
The six candidates answered questions on education savings accounts, teacher salaries, learning loss and life after high school.
The plan is part of an ongoing statewide effort to “reinvent” the high school experience and better prepare Hoosiers for their lives post-graduation—whether they want to pursue college or other skills training, or choose to directly enter the workforce.
Paramount to last year’s bill was a provision that established accounts for students in grades 10-12 to pay for career training outside their schools. The new framework is intended to enable students to earn a postsecondary credential before leaving the K-12 system.
An option for schools to divvy up portions of Indiana’s ILEARN exams was approved by state lawmakers at the end of the 2024 legislative session and will change how thousands of Hoosier students are tested.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is seeking action against multiple Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PMBs, and drug companies for what he calls a “conspiracy” to raise prices on insulin medication and unfairly profit off Hoosiers.
The Democratic senator from Indianapolis said that “after a hard-fought battle with my health, the time has come for me to focus on enjoying the time I have left surrounded by my loved ones.”
The ruling means U.S. Rep. Jim Banks will be the only Republican candidate for Indiana’s U.S. Senate race in May’s primary election.
If approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, AES Indiana would be on its way to becoming the first Hoosier investor-owned electric utility to stop burning coal, according to Indiana Utility Report.
Rust’s petition for judicial review was filed in Marion County Superior Court late last month, one day after the Indiana Election Commission voted unanimously to block his Republican candidacy.
The final draft allows students to use up to $625 from annual CSA grants to pay for training for a driver’s license with an employer match.
Proponents of the PFAS proposal, which included many in the chemical manufacturing industry, said the definition change is needed to preserve uses of PFAS in “essential” items like lithium batteries, laptop computers, semiconductors, pacemakers and defibrillators.
Abandoned by the Senate Environmental Affairs Committee earlier this session, language that would change the definition of toxic PFAS chemicals could be inserted into another bill.
In contention has been a definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, which was included in the original version of House Bill 1002 but removed by the Senate education committee last month.
Indiana senators gave final approval Thursday for a literacy overhaul bill that will require reading-deficient third graders to be held back a year in school.
Rust, who earlier this week was denied access to Indiana’s GOP primary ballot, is appealing the decision in Marion County court, in hopes of continuing his run for U.S. Senate.