Indiana schools, colleges and universities are being told to consult with their lawyers and end race-based programs or risk losing federal funding.

The Indiana University Board of Trustees unexpectedly renewed President Pamela Whitten’s contract through 2031 and increased her base salary from $702,000 to $900,000.

The Senate narrowly approved a bill this week that will force school board races to become partisan.

Nearly 18,700 children and youth experiencing homelessness were enrolled in Indiana schools in the 2022-23 academic year.

Senate Bill 518 would gradually redirect millions of dollars each year from traditional public schools to charter schools.

A measure advanced by House lawmakers this week would change Indiana’s Teacher Appreciation Grant program and increase those stipends. But some lawmakers said the bill will restrict the number of teachers who can receive them.

Two families are suing Perry Township Schools for unspecified damages over the alleged bullying of two students with disabilities that left them with traumatic head injuries, arguing in court filings that the district has shown continued apathy toward habitual violence in school.

Advocacy groups for people with disabilities are calling for states to withdraw from the lawsuit, which is in limbo because of the new presidential administration.

A bill that would reduce education requirements for school superintendents passed the Senate this week. Under SB 366, superintendents would be preferred, instead of required, to have at least a master’s degree in education.

Parents could receive notice of school bullying incidents sooner under a bill passed by the House Education Committee this week. HB 1539 also broadens the state’s definition of bullying to encompass severe one-time acts, even if they are not repeated.