An Indianapolis Democrat blasted Gov. Mike Braun’s first budget proposal as racist. Braun’s proposed budget would not fund the state’s only predominantly Black university or a state grant program designed to get more first-generation and minority students to college.

A bill concerning additional skill tests for people who received a non-accredited, non-public high school diploma received robust debate in the House Education Committee this week and passed out of committee.

Indianapolis Public Schools wrote in an email to families this week that the district will not allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enter schools without a warrant.

The Trump administration has cleared the way for immigration arrests at or near schools, ending a decades-old approach.

The bill’s author wants to see more students accepted at the state’s flagship schools.

Two Republican-sponsored bills would restrict how schools teach about and discuss issues like race, sexual orientation and gender in Indiana classrooms.

Lawmakers amended the bill to address certain concerns flagged during its last hearing. But Democratic lawmakers still oppose provisions that would gut some requirements for the Indiana secretary of education and allow public school districts to become charters.

Senate lawmakers are considering a bill that would address teacher shortages in STEM, change the amount of time high school students are allowed to leave school to attend religious instruction, and alter the timeframe of when schools must notify parents of bullying incidents.

A measure proposed by state lawmakers and endorsed by the Indiana secretary of education would raise teacher pay to a minimum of $45,000 and provide teachers with up to 20 days of paid parental leave.

Braun hopes to get more money for academics in the classroom, not for operations and administrators, in the 2025-27 budget.