February 13, 2025
Legislation to dissolve IPS, Gary, other school districts fizzles out. Could it return?
House Bill 1136 won't get a hearing but portions of it could be incorporated into other legislation before the session ends.
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New GOP tax relief plan spares Indiana schools from worst cuts. See your district's impact
The latest plan will have the greatest impact on school districts in 2028, with an estimated reduction of more than $183 million in property tax revenue.
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Ivy Tech closes diversity office in response to pressure from President Trump, Indiana lawmakers
The statewide community college system, which educates more than 66,000 full- and part-time students, will close the office March 12, according to emails to staff and students sent Monday.
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Bill to make reading retention exemption, administrator literacy endorsement advances
School administrators could be required to earn new literacy endorsements under a measure that advanced in the House Wednesday. In addition to expanding literacy endorsement requirements, the bill also carves out exceptions in the state’s reading retention law for some English language learners.
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School board candidates forced to declare partisan labels, with nonpartisan option, under House bill
School board candidates would be forced to have a partisan label on the general election ballot under legislation approved by a House committee Wednesday.
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Effort to install cameras in special education classrooms falters over funding concerns
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.
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IPS at center of political fight over sharing school tax dollars with charters
IPS Superintendent Aleesia Johnson said the proposed revenue shift in Senate Bill 518 could force the district to close at least 20 schools.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2025
Senate advances bill to make public schools post human sexuality instruction materials
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.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2025
Senate legislation would force school board elections to become partisan
Indiana school board races would become partisan under a bill advanced by a Senate committee Monday — stoking fears of politicizing school board elections.
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IPS middle school enrollment drops by nearly 800 after district overhaul
The sharp IPS enrollment decline follows a districtwide academic overhaul and comes amid a political battle at the Statehouse.
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