A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers' sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

About 40% of Hoosier students missed 10 or more school days last year, and nearly one in five were absent for at least 18 days, according to new Indiana data.

The Indiana Department of Education says schools across the state have an attendance problem. The department introduced new attendance data and discussed possible solutions this week at an Indiana State Board of Education meeting.

Federal student loan repayments are restarting this month, and some borrowers may be eligible for loan relief or forgiveness. Borrowers whose loans are forgiven should be aware that Indiana taxes some of those balances as income.

Eric Jenkins is an English teacher at Franklin Community High School in Johnson County.

Its been more than three years since federal loan repayments were paused because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, the freeze will be over for more than 900,000 Hoosiers.

IPS seniors will be admitted to Indiana University Indianapolis if they have a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Federal student loan repayments resume in October, and for borrowers, the type of repayment plan they choose determines how much they pay each month, the duration of the payments and whether they qualify for loan forgiveness programs. New changes were implemented by President Joe Biden this year to make the decision easier.

Andrew J. Brown Academy charter school is interested in acquiring School 102 through the $1 law.

Indiana is overhauling reading instruction as part of a national movement that was inspired in part by the work of Emily Hanford, senior correspondent and producer for APM Reports