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The future of Indiana’s high school diplomas will be cemented Wednesday following months of deliberation, several drafts and thousands of public comments.
A 2023 law tasked the State Board of Education to adopt new rules by the end of the year, which will be complete after a vote by the board on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The changes are supposed to promote work-based learning and help high schoolers prepare for careers.
The latest version of new high school graduation requirements are similar to current rules. But rather than earning diplomas like the honors or Core 40, students would be able to earn seals.
Students can pursue diploma seals focused on college, getting a job or enlisting in the armed forces.
The Indiana Department of Education’s first draft of the diploma rules, released last spring, would have made drastic changes to how teenagers presently learn in the state.
But Indiana reversed that track following mounting pressure from educators, higher education leaders and the public.
The State Board of Education meets 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Indiana Government Center South, Conference Room B,. The meeting can be viewed here.
Rachel Fradette is the WFYI Statehouse education reporter. Contact Rachel at rfradette@wfyi.org.
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