School board candidates would be forced to have a partisan label on the general election ballot under legislation approved by a House committee Wednesday.

House Bill 1285 still includes a requirement that every Indiana school building has a staff member available to de-escalate behavior in situations where students may be secluded, restrained or put in timeout.

IPS Superintendent Aleesia Johnson said the proposed revenue shift in Senate Bill 518 could force the district to close at least 20 schools.

The Indiana Senate advanced SB 442 Tuesday. It would require school boards or charter authorizers to approve all instruction materials related to human sexuality and post those materials to the school’s website by July 1.

Indiana school board races would become partisan under a bill advanced by a Senate committee Monday — stoking fears of politicizing school board elections.

The sharp IPS enrollment decline follows a districtwide academic overhaul and comes amid a political battle at the Statehouse.

With a new campus coming, students are finding a temporary home on the far east side.

SB 523 says chaplains who work in schools would provide secular support and advice to staff and students. It specifies that they could only provide religious or spiritual guidance to minors with explicit parental permission.

A controversial civics bill that would promote “fostering a national identity” by teaching some topics and prohibiting others received little support from a Senate committee Wednesday. The bill’s author said his goal is to instill in young Americans pride in their country. But the bill’s opponents say it will prevent teachers from educating students about some significant historic events.

A national assessment shows Indiana students have not made significant gains in math in recent years. The proposed interventions are similar to what lawmakers approved last year in an effort to boost low reading scores.