June 6, 2025
Indiana slashes number of children in state preschool program
Indiana substantially expanded programs that pay for child care for low-income families with the help of federal pandemic aid.
Read MoreJune 5, 2025
Indiana proposes new A-to-F school grades, but fate of failing schools is undecided
Indiana unveiled a draft plan to reintroduce A-to-F school grades by 2026 using broader measures of student success, while leaving the fate of failing schools still in development.
Read MoreJune 5, 2025
Former Indiana virtual charter school official to plead guilty in $44M fraud case
Percy Clark, a former administrator of two shuttered Indiana virtual schools, has agreed to plead guilty in a $44 million enrollment fraud case and faces probation and restitution.
Read MoreJune 4, 2025
Braun defends move on IU trustees while terminated members speak out
Gov. Mike Braun talked to reporters Tuesday about his sudden replacement of three elected IU trustees. The former board members and their replacements also are speaking publicly about the move.
Read MoreJune 4, 2025
This Indianapolis tutoring program helps struggling readers. It's in jeopardy as funding runs out
Circle City Readers' literacy program is helping young readers in Marion County, but its future is at risk as pandemic-era funding runs out.
Read MoreJune 2, 2025
Braun ousts IU trustees, installs conservatives on board
Gov. Mike Braun removed all three alumni-elected IU trustees and appointed prominent conservatives, including attorney Jim Bopp and broadcaster Sage Steele, in a sweeping overhaul of the university’s 9-member board.
Read MoreJune 2, 2025
Ivy Tech to lay off 200 employees across Indiana
Ivy Tech Community College will lay off 202 employees statewide as it responds to significant cuts in state funding and frozen tuition rates, the school system’s president, Sue Ellspermann, announced Friday.
Read MoreMay 30, 2025
Purdue closes DEI office, further limits cultural centers, minority programs
Purdue University Provost Patrick Wolfe said the move is directly related to policy shifts and new rules at both the state and federal level.
Read MoreMay 30, 2025
IU has almost 50 ‘intellectual diversity’ complaints against faculty
Indiana University has received almost 50 complaints since the state enacted Senate Enrolled Act 202, an “intellectual diversity” law that allows community members to report faculty conduct.
Read MoreMay 30, 2025
Judge orders IU to pause expressive activity policy, allowing overnight protests
A federal judge has paused part of Indiana University’s expressive activity policy after an American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana lawsuit.
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