September 18, 2025
Ball State fires employee over Charlie Kirk social media comments
Ball State University has fired an employee after online comments she made about the Charlie Kirk shooting were highlighted by the state’s attorney general.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2025
How does this acclaimed Indiana charter school keep halls calm? Suspending students
A WFYI analysis shows that Paramount charter schools suspended students with disabilities about three times more often than the state average.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2025
Look up your school's 2024-25 suspension rate here
Most Indiana districts and charter schools disproportionately suspend students in special education in the 2024-25 academic year.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2025
Funding cut for IU programs that 'do not advance American interests or values'
The U.S. Department of Education is ending funding for more than a dozen Indiana University programs that "do not advance American interests or values," according to a Sept. 10 letter. The loss of funding impacts a broad range of programs for foreign languages and international studies.
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2025
Free speech foundation ranks IU as worst public college
Indiana University sank to near the bottom of The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression College Free Speech Rankings this year.
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2025
About 19% of Indiana child cares have already closed classrooms as state cuts aid
The results of a new survey come as day cares and preschools face significant funding losses from cuts to public subsidies for low-income families.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2025
Is this the end of Indianapolis Public Schools as we know it?
Charter schools have grown in student enrollment and political clout since coming to Indiana in 2001. Will recent changes finally push IPS into becoming an all-charter system?
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2025
Cosmetologists imagine makeover for education in Indiana
There are more than 60,000 licensed cosmetologists in Indiana. Many of them are educated only in cosmetology schools, taking typical pathways to becoming hairstylists, barbers, or manicurists and more.
Read MoreSeptember 4, 2025
Indiana cuts child care provider reimbursements to close funding gap
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is cutting voucher reimbursement rates for the Child Care and Development Fund. The agency said the cuts are meant to address a $225 million funding gap. The cuts range from 10 to 35 percent based on the child's age.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2025
IU, Cook sign 5-year partnership for workforce development, research
Indiana University and Cook Medical announced a partnership Tuesday for workforce development, research and more.
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